Where does “ikan” come from?

ikan (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

ikan (Brunei Malay): fish vertebrate animal

Definitions

  1. fish vertebrate animal

Ancestry of “ikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicikanfish
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
3Proto-AustronesianSikanfish
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Proto-Malayic ikan →