Where does “anaʼ ceraʼ” come from?

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

anaʼ ceraʼ (Makasar): a child born from a pure noble father and a commoner mother

Definitions

  1. a child born from a pure noble father and a commoner mother

Ancestry of “anaʼ ceraʼ”, step by step

anaʼ ceraʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar ceraʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarceraʼblood
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