Where does “tanak” come from?
tanak (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *tanək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tanək, from Proto-Austronesian tanək — to cook.
tanak (Malay): to cook
Ancestry of “tanak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *tanək | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tanək | to cook |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | tanək | to cook |