Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaən

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaən/

Verb

*kaən

to eat (consume)

Descendants

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.