Where does “kani” come from?

kani (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kani (Fijian): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “kani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
3Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →