Where does “beranak” come from?

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

beranak (Malay): to give birth typically used for animals, or colloquially for humans

Definitions

  1. to give birth typically used for animals, or colloquially for humans

Ancestry of “beranak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayanakchild
2MalayانقJawi spelling of anak
3Proto-Malayicanakchild
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
5Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →