Where does “kanay” come from?

kanay (Moken) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀuqanay, from Proto-Austronesian ʀuqaNay — male.

kanay (Moken): man; male

Definitions

  1. man; male

Ancestry of “kanay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀuqanaymale
2Proto-AustronesianʀuqaNaymale
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀuqaNay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀuqanay →