Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/ikan

This Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

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

Noun

*ikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

  • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *i(k)an
  • Proto-Oceanic: *ikan
    • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
      • Central Oceanic:
        • Fijian: ika
        • Proto-Polynesian: *ika (see there for further descendants)
      • Micronesian:
    • Western Oceanic:
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