Where does “anaʼ jangang” come from?

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

anaʼ jangang (Makasar): chick; a young chicken

Definitions

  1. chick; a young chicken

Ancestry of “anaʼ jangang”, step by step

anaʼ jangang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar jangang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjangangchicken
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