kai

Tok Pisin

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to eat consume

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən derived 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
*kaən Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*kaən Proto-Austronesian
*makan Proto-Malayic
*kai Proto-Polynesian
kaon Bikol Central
*kani Proto-Oceanic