Where does “ʔana:k” come from?

ʔana:k (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

ʔana:k (Proto-Chamic): child a female or male child, a daughter or son

Definitions

  1. child a female or male child, a daughter or son

Ancestry of “ʔana:k”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamicanakchild a female or male child, a daughter or son
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak →