Where does “nak” come from?

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

nak (Malay): Contraction of hendak

Definitions

  1. Contraction of hendak

Ancestry of “nak”, step by step

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