Where does “anak” come from?

anak (Dibabawon Manobo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak (Dibabawon Manobo): offspring; child

Definitions

  1. offspring; child

Ancestry of “anak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
2Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →