Where does “kanak” come from?
kanak (Indonesian) comes from Malay kanak, from Proto-Malayic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
kanak (Indonesian): child
Ancestry of “kanak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kanak | child; an unnamed child |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | anak | child |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |