Where does “ana” come from?

ana (Juba Arabic) comes from Arabic أَنَا, from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

ana (Juba Arabic): I, me

Definitions

  1. I, me

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَنَاI
2Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
3Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →Every word from Arabic أَنَا →