Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/akən

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

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /akən/

Adverb

*akən

on, upon;
applicative marker

Descendants

Celebic
- Wotu–Wolio
  - Wolio–Kamaru
    - Wolio: -aka
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Proto-Batak:
  - Karo Batak: -ken
  - Toba Batak: -hon
Old Javanese: akĕn (“like, by way of”)
Old Javanese: -akĕn (“causative suffix”)
- Javanese: -ꦲꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (-aken)
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayo-Chamic
  - Proto-Malayic:
    - Malay: akan
      - Indonesian: akan