Where does “kan” come from?

kan (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-n, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

Ancestry of “kan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-n—
2Proto-Austronesiankaif
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-n →