Where does “anaʼ baine” come from?

anaʼ baine (Makasar) comes from Makasar baine, from Proto-South Sulawesi *babine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

anaʼ baine (Makasar): girl; female child

Definitions

  1. girl; female child

Ancestry of “anaʼ baine”, step by step

anaʼ baine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar baine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbainewoman
2Proto-South Sulawesi*babinewoman
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
5Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Makasar anaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranaʼchild; offspring; first-generation descendant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →