Where does “*təkən” come from?

*təkən (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Austronesian *təkən.

*təkən (Proto-Malayic): to press down

Definitions

  1. to press down

Ancestry of “*təkən”, step by step

*təkən traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *təkən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*təkən—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*təkəndownward pressure

Words derived from “*təkən”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *təkən →