Where does “kanan” come from?

kanan (Indonesian) comes from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic kanan, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN — right.

kanan (Indonesian): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “kanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykananright
2Proto-Malayickanan—
3Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wanaNright

Words derived from “kanan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN →Every word from Proto-Malayic kanan →Every word from Malay kanan →