Where does “ani” come from?

ani (Indonesian) comes from Malay ani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih, from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS.

ani (Indonesian): a wooden platform on which to attach the warp (on a loom)

Definitions

  1. a wooden platform on which to attach the warp (on a loom)

Ancestry of “ani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayani—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qanihharvest
3Proto-Austronesian*qaniS—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih →Every word from Malay ani →