Where does “appammanakkang” come from?
appammanakkang (Makasar) comes from Makasar pammanakkang, from Makasar ammanaʼ, from Makasar anaʼ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
Ancestry of “appammanakkang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | pammanakkang | family; relatives |
| 2 | Makasar | ammanaʼ | to have a child of a father and mother |
| 3 | Makasar | anaʼ | child; offspring; first-generation descendant |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |