Words that come from Proto-Austronesian “kaən”

40 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Austronesian kaən — including kai, kai, kaən, makan, kain, makan, makanan, kainga.

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Cebuano (9)

Indonesian (4)

Hawaiian (3)

Malay (3)

Tagalog (2)

Maori (2)

Bislama (2)

Fijian (2)

Rapa Nui (2)

Pijin (2)

English (1)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Malayic (1)

Iban (1)

Tongan (1)

Banjarese (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)

Words from Proto-Austronesian kaən — 40 descendants | Etymology Explorer