kanak

Malay

/kanaʔ/

noun
Definitions
  • child a daughter or son
  • (formal) an unnamed child

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *anak inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak inherited from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*aNak

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