Where does “*raqan” come from?

*raqan (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan, from Proto-Austronesian daqaN.

*raqan (Proto-Oceanic): branch; bough

Definitions

  1. branch; bough

Ancestry of “*raqan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*daqan—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*daqan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqanbranch; old; ancient
4Proto-AustronesiandaqaN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqan →