makai

Iban

verb

Definitions

to eat consume

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *makan inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*kaən

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kaon Cebuano
kain Tagalog
makan Malay
*kaən Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*kaən Proto-Austronesian
kai Tok Pisin
*makan Proto-Malayic
*kai Proto-Polynesian
kaon Bikol Central
*kani Proto-Oceanic
makan Banjarese