Where does “maun” come from?

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

maun (Malay): herbivore

Definitions

  1. herbivore

Ancestry of “maun”, step by step

maun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay makan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
2Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
4Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via Malay daun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydaunleaf
2Proto-Malayicdaunleaf
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayic makan →
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