Where does “anaʼ buni” come from?

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

anaʼ buni (Makasar): illegitimate child; a child whose father is unknown or who refuses to marry the mother

Definitions

  1. illegitimate child; a child whose father is unknown or who refuses to marry the mother

Ancestry of “anaʼ buni”, step by step

anaʼ buni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar buni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbuni—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →