Where does “peranakan” come from?
peranakan (Malay) comes from Malay anak, from Malay انق, from Proto-Malayic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
peranakan (Malay): Womb, uterus; A person of mixed descendant; A...
Definitions
- Womb, uterus; A person of mixed descendant; A...
Ancestry of “peranakan”, step by step
peranakan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay anak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | anak | child |
| 2 | Malay | انق | Jawi spelling of anak |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | anak | child |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |
via Malay per- -an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | per- -an | — |