Where does “anaʼ-anaʼ” come from?

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

anaʼ-anaʼ (Makasar): children; a young child who is not yet an adult

Definitions

  1. children; a young child who is not yet an adult

Ancestry of “anaʼ-anaʼ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anaʼ-anaʼ”

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