Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ikan

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

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

Noun

*ikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Oceanic:
      • Fijian: ika
      • Proto-Polynesian: *ika (see there for further descendants)
    • Micronesian:
  • Western Oceanic:
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