Where does “anaʼ tannga” come from?

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

anaʼ tannga (Makasar): middle child

Definitions

  1. middle child

Ancestry of “anaʼ tannga”, step by step

anaʼ tannga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar tannga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartanngamiddle; center
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