Where does “ánaka” come from?

ánaka (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

ánaka (Malagasy): child young human

Definitions

  1. child young human

Ancestry of “ánaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
2Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

Words derived from “ánaka”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →