Where does “oan” come from?

oan (Tetum) comes from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

oan (Tetum): offspring, child; small, little

Definitions

  1. offspring, child; small, little

Ancestry of “oan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aNak