Where does “nene'” come from?

nene' (Toraja-Sa'dan) comes from Malay nenek, from Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

nene' (Toraja-Sa'dan): grandmother both paternal and maternal

Definitions

  1. grandmother both paternal and maternal

Ancestry of “nene'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynenekgrandmother
2Proto-Malayic*niniʔ—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *niniʔ →Every word from Malay nenek →