Where does “than” come from?

than (Bih) comes from Proto-Chamic *dhaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

than (Bih): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “than”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*dhaːnbranch; bough
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
3Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →Every word from Proto-Chamic *dhaːn →