Where does “Akan” come from?

Akan (Malay) comes from Classical Malay اكن, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən — on, upon.

Akan (Malay): Akan (ethnic group)

Definitions

  1. Akan (ethnic group)

Ancestry of “Akan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayاكن—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*akənon, upon

Words derived from “Akan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən →Every word from Classical Malay اكن →