Where does “anaʼ katuo” come from?

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

anaʼ katuo (Makasar): foster child

Definitions

  1. foster child

Ancestry of “anaʼ katuo”, step by step

anaʼ katuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar katuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarkatuoto care for; to look after; to raise
2Makasarka-—
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