Where does “anaʼ buraʼne” come from?

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

anaʼ buraʼne (Makasar): boy; male child

Definitions

  1. boy; male child

Ancestry of “anaʼ buraʼne”, step by step

anaʼ buraʼne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar buraʼne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarburaʼneman male person; male
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ma-ʀuqanay
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak