Where does “*ʔanaːk” come from?
*ʔanaːk (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
Ancestry of “*ʔanaːk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | anak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |