Where does “*kan-ən” come from?

*kan-ən (Proto-Austronesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

Ancestry of “*kan-ən”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*kaən-an—
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an →