Where does “*kə- -an” come from?

*kə- -an (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an.

Ancestry of “*kə- -an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an

Words derived from “*kə- -an

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an
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