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Where does “ikan” come from?

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

ikan (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “ikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
2Proto-AustronesianSikanfish

Words derived from “ikan”

  • ika
  • patia ika
  • ika
  • kohau ika
  • ika
  • ikan
  • ika
  • ika
  • ika
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