Where does “an” come from?

an (Fordata) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

an (Fordata): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →