Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/-an

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

Suffix

*-an

1. verbal suffix marking locative focus
2. nominal suffix marking location

Descendants

• Northern Formosan:
  • Proto-Atayalic: *-an
    • Atayal: -an
• Paiwan: -an
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *-an (see there for further descendants)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-an”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*-an”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary