Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaən

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*kaən

  1. to eat (consume)

Descendants

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Many descendants have simplified the vowel cluster in *kn to *kan, those with -aə- only preserved in the Philippines and Sulawesi. Some languages prefixed *maN- or *ma- to this root.

  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Northern Luzon
    • Central Luzon
    • Greater Central Philippine
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Javanese: mangan
  • Celebic
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Fordata: an
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic:
        • Southern Oceanic:
        • Central Pacific:
          • Fijian: kana
          • Proto-Polynesian: *kai
            • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
              • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
            • Tongan: kai
        • Tok Pisin: kai