Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/akən

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akən/

Adverb

*akən

  1. on, upon;
  2. applicative marker

Descendants

  • Celebic
    • Wolio–Kamaru
      • Wolio: -aka
  • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Old Javanese: akĕn (“like, by way of”)
  • Old Javanese: -akĕn (“causative suffix”)
    • Javanese: -ꦲꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (-aken)
  • Malayic

Further reading

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