Where does “ana” come from?

ana (Malay) comes from Arabic أَنَا, from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku.

ana (Malay): I; me; my

Definitions

  1. I; me; my

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicأَنَاI
2Proto-SemiticʔanākuI
3Proto-Afro-Asiaticˀanāku—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic ˀanāku →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔanāku →Every word from Arabic أَنَا →