Where does “kakanin” come from?

kakanin (English) comes from Tagalog kakanin, from Tagalog kanin, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-ən.

kakanin (English): Any of various dessert rice cakes

Definitions

  1. Any of various dessert rice cakes

Ancestry of “kakanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkakaninrice cake, usually one served with shredded coconut
2Tagalogkanincooked rice
3Proto-Austronesian*kaən-ən—
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