Where does “paranakan” come from?

paranakan (Sundanese) comes from Malay peranakan, from Malay anak, from Malay انق, from Proto-Malayic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

paranakan (Sundanese): A mixed-race person, especially of Peranakan descent

Definitions

  1. A mixed-race person, especially of Peranakan descent

Ancestry of “paranakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayperanakanWomb, uterus; A person of mixed descendant; A...
2Malayanakchild
3MalayانقJawi spelling of anak
4Proto-Malayicanakchild
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
6Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
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