Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/taqan

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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): /taʔan/, /taqan/

Noun

*taqan

to hold back
to keep in reserve

Descendants

Malayo-Polynesian:
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    - Oceanic:
      - Polynesian: *taʻa
        Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: kā
- Western Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Borneo-Philippine:
    - Philippine:
      - Greater Central Philippine:
        Central Philippine:
        Tagalog: taan
  - Sunda-Sulawesi:
    - Malayo-Sumbawan:
      - Malayo-Chamic:
        Malayic:
        Malayan:
        Malay: tahan
        Indonesian: tahan