Where does “iik” come from?

iik (Chuukese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

iik (Chuukese): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “iik”, step by step

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