Where does “aganak” come from?

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

aganak (Ilocano): to give birth

Definitions

  1. to give birth

Ancestry of “aganak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ilocanoanakchild; son; daughter
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →