Where does “*anay-anay” come from?

*anay-anay (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *anay — termite, white ant any insect of infraorder.

*anay-anay (Proto-Malayic): insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Definitions

  1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Ancestry of “*anay-anay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder
2Proto-Austronesian*anaytermite, white ant any insect of infraorder

Words derived from “*anay-anay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *anay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay →