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