Where does “ikan” come from?

ikan (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

ikan (Ilocano): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “ikan”, step by step

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