Where does “karan-” come from?

karan- (Old Median) comes from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

karan- (Old Median): border, region, land

Definitions

  1. border, region, land

Ancestry of “karan-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “karan-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →