Where does “anak muda” come from?

anak muda (Malay) comes from Malay انق مودا, from Malay مودا, from Russian мо́да, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

anak muda (Malay): eighth child; young people; young man; young guy;...

Definitions

  1. eighth child; young people; young man; young guy;...

Ancestry of “anak muda”, step by step

anak muda traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay انق مودا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayانق موداeighth child
2Malayموداyoung
3Russianмо́даfashion, vogue
4Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
5Middle Frenchmode—
6Old Frenchmode—
7Latinmodusmeasure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Malay anak

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

via Malay muda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymudayoung; light
2Palimuddhafoolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan
3Sanskritमुग्धperplexed, bewildered; gone astray, lost;...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmugdʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmawgʰ-to err, to deviate, to be foolish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →