Where does “anak” come from?

anak (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anak (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan): child a female or male child, a daughter or son

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “anak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesianak—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
3Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi anak →
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