Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ikan

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

*ikan

fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Oceanic:
  - Fijian: ika
  - Polynesian: *ika
    - Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Niuatoputapu: ika
      - Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: i'a
        Maori: ika
        Rapa Nui: ika
        Tahitian: i'a
      - Samoan: i'a
    - Tongan: ika
- Micronesian:
  - Chuukese: iik
Western Oceanic:
- Dobu: iana
- Kove: iha