Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/makan

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /makan/

Verb

*makan

to eat (consume)

Descendants

Banjarese: makan
Iban: makai
Malayan:
- Malay: makan
  - Indonesian: makan
- Pattani Malay: ماکٍي‎ (makɛ)
Urak Lawoi': มากัด (makat)