Where does “anak asu” come from?

anak asu (Malay) comes from Malay anak, from Malay انق, from Proto-Malayic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak asu (Malay): puppy

Definitions

  1. puppy

Ancestry of “anak asu”, step by step

anak asu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay anak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanakchild
2MalayانقJawi spelling of anak
3Proto-Malayicanakchild
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
5Proto-AustronesianaNakchild

via Malay asu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayasudog
2Proto-Malayicasu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
4Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-Malayic anak →