Where does “kani” come from?

kani (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kani (Proto-Oceanic): to eat consume

Definitions

  1. to eat consume

Ancestry of “kani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
2Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “kani”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →