Where does “anaʼ gundiʼ” come from?

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

anaʼ gundiʼ (Makasar): child of a concubine or housemaid often of European or Chinese descent; not considered anaʼ buni as the relationship was traditionally accepted

Definitions

  1. child of a concubine or housemaid often of European or Chinese descent; not considered anaʼ buni as the relationship was traditionally accepted

Ancestry of “anaʼ gundiʼ”, step by step

anaʼ gundiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar gundiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasargundiʼ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak
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