Where does “*ikan” come from?

*ikan (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

Ancestry of “*ikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
2Proto-AustronesianSikanfish

Words derived from “*ikan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →