Where does “ikan” come from?

ikan (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan ikan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

Ancestry of “ikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanikan—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiikan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
4Proto-AustronesianSikanfish
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi ikan →