Where does “ana” come from?

ana (Ibanag) comes from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

ana (Ibanag): child; offspring

Definitions

  1. child; offspring

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineanakchild
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →