Where does “iik” come from?
iik (Chuukese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.
iik (Chuukese): fish
Ancestry of “iik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hikan | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Sikan | fish |