Where does “kan-on” come from?

kan-on (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kaon, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kan-on (Cebuano): boiled rice; cooked rice

Definitions

  1. boiled rice; cooked rice

Ancestry of “kan-on”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokaonto eat; to dine; to feed; to give food to eat;...
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “kan-on

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaənEvery word from Cebuano kaon