Where does “makankan” come from?

makankan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian makan, from Malay makan, from Proto-Malayic makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

makankan (Indonesian): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “makankan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmakanto eat
2Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
3Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayic makan →