Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaən

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *caʔ (to eat) and Proto-Tai *kɯɲᴬ (to eat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*kaən

  1. to eat
    *Kumaən nu babuy buaq.
    The pig eats fruit.

Descendants[edit]

  • East Formosan:
    • Amis:
      • Amis: kaen
    • Kavalanic:
  • Bunun: kaʔun
  • Proto-Rukai: *kanə
  • Puyuma: əkan
  • Paiwan: kan
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kaən (see there for further descendants)