Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaən

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaən/

Verb

*kaən

1. to eat

   *Kumaən buaq babuy.

   The pig eats fruit.

Descendants

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