Where does “anak-araw” come from?
anak-araw (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.
anak-araw (Tagalog): albino
Ancestry of “anak-araw”, step by step
anak-araw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog anak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | anak | child |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | anak | child |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anak | child |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | aNak | child |
via Tagalog araw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | araw | sun; the time period from sunrise to sunset; day,... |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qaljaw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaləjaw | day |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *qajaw | — |