Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-an

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

Suffix

*-an

1. Verbal suffix marking locative focus.
2. Nominal suffix marking location.

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *-an
  • Central Philippine
    • Bikol
      • Bikol Central: -an
    • Tagalog: -an
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic: *-an
      • Malayan
        • Malay: -an / -ان
          • Indonesian: -an

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-an