Where does “ammanaʼ” come from?

ammanaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar anaʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

ammanaʼ (Makasar): to have a child of a father and mother

Definitions

  1. to have a child of a father and mother

Ancestry of “ammanaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranaʼchild; offspring; first-generation descendant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

Words derived from “ammanaʼ

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak