Where does “pannganaʼ” come from?

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

pannganaʼ (Makasar): the third thread added when making a rope

Definitions

  1. the third thread added when making a rope

Ancestry of “pannganaʼ”, step by step

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