Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hikan

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

From Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

*hikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

  • Central Malyo-Polynesian:
    • Alune: iane
    • Komodo: ihang
    • Tetum: ikan
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *ikan (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Philippine:
  • Chamorro: guihan
  • Proto-Malayic: *ikan (see there for further descendants)
  • Palauan: ngikel

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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