Where does “kaanak” come from?

kaanak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anak, from Proto-Philippine anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

kaanak (Tagalog): relative someone in the same family

Definitions

  1. relative someone in the same family

Ancestry of “kaanak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganakchild
2Proto-Philippineanakchild
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak →