Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/makan

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makan/

Verb

*makan

1. to eat (consume)

Descendants

• Banjarese: makan
• Iban: makai
• Malayan:
  • Malay: makan
    • Indonesian: makan
    • ⇒ North Moluccan Malay: makang
  • Pattani Malay: ماکٍي (makɛ)
• Urak Lawoi': มากัด (makat)