Where does “anâk” come from?

anâk (Western Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *ʔanaːk, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anak, from Proto-Austronesian aNak — child.

anâk (Western Cham): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “anâk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*ʔanaːkchild a female or male child, a daughter or son
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicanakchild a female or male child, a daughter or son
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiananakchild
4Proto-AustronesianaNakchild
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