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