Where does “anaʼ tontongang” come from?

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

anaʼ tontongang (Makasar): window bars; window grille

Definitions

  1. window bars; window grille

Ancestry of “anaʼ tontongang”, step by step

anaʼ tontongang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar anaʼ

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

via Makasar tontongang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartontongang—
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