Where does “makan” come from?
makan (Indonesian) comes from Malay makan, from Proto-Malayic makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.
makan (Indonesian): to eat
Ancestry of “makan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | makan | to eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | makan | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kaən | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | kaən | to eat |
Words derived from “makan”