Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaən

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaən/

Verb

*kaən

to eat

Descendants

Malayo-Polynesian: *kaən
- Borneo-Philippines:
  - Philippine:
    - Cebuano: kaun
    - Ilocano: mangan
    - Kapampangan: mangan
    - Limos Kalinga: mangan
    - Pangasinan: mangan
    - Tagalog: kain
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    - Oceanic:
      - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
        Fijian: kana
        Polynesian: *kai
        Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: ʻai
        Maori: kai
        → English: kai
        Rapa Nui: kai
        Tongan: kai
      - → Tok Pisin: kai
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
  - Javanese: mangan
  - Malayo-Sumbawan:
    - Malayic: *makan
      - Banjarese: makan
      - Iban: makai
      - Malayan:
        Malay: makan, ماکن‎
        → Indonesian: makan
        → Dutch: makken

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