Where does “kaunon” come from?

kaunon (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central kaon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

Ancestry of “kaunon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralkaon—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
3Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Bikol Central kaon →