Where does “anaʼ karaeng” come from?

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

anaʼ karaeng (Makasar): a noble child

Definitions

  1. a noble child

Ancestry of “anaʼ karaeng”, step by step

anaʼ karaeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar karaeng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkaraengking, ruler, lord
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