Where does “kaun” come from?

kaun (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kaun (Tausug): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “kaun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaun”

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