Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təkən

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

Noun

*təkən

  1. downward pressure
  2. bamboo punting pole

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: tekkén
      • Cagayan Valley
    • Central Luzon
      • Kapampangan: atkán
    • Greater Central Philippine
    • South Mindanao
      • Tboli: tken, dken
    • Sangiric
      • Sangir: teking
      • Talaud: ta'inna
    • Minahasan
  • Greater Barito
  • North Bornean
    • North Sarawakan
  • Rejang: tekeun
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Old Javanese: tĕkĕn
    • Javanese: teken / ꦠꦼꦏꦼꦤ꧀
  • Proto-South Sulawesi: *tɨkɨn
    • Makasar: takkang
  • Chamorro: tohne
  • Palauan: dekel
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Selaru
    • Kei–Tanimbar
    • Central Maluku
      • Seran Laut
  • Proto-Oceanic: *tokon

References

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