Where does “kanak-kanak” come from?
kanak-kanak (Malay) comes from Indonesian kanak, from Malay kanak, from Proto-Malayic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
kanak-kanak (Malay): children; plural of kanak
Definitions
- children; plural of kanak
Ancestry of “kanak-kanak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kanak | child |
| 2 | Malay | kanak | child; an unnamed child |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | anak | child |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |
Words derived from “kanak-kanak”