Where does “daqan” come from?

daqan (Proto-North Sarawak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

Ancestry of “daqan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
2Proto-AustronesiandaqaN

Words derived from “daqan

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan
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