Where does “anaʼ gaukang” come from?

anaʼ gaukang (Makasar) comes from Makasar gaukang, from Hungarian -ang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

anaʼ gaukang (Makasar): sons of a ruling monarch

Definitions

  1. sons of a ruling monarch

Ancestry of “anaʼ gaukang”, step by step

anaʼ gaukang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar gaukang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasargaukangstate regalia; the principal imperial insignia, usually a flag
2Hungarian-angAdded to a verb to form a verb denoting...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
4Proto-Austronesian-anVerbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...

via Makasar anaʼ

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