Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sikan

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sikan/

Noun

*Sikan

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

• Bunun: iskaan
• Hoanya: sikan
• Tsou: yoskʉ
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hikan (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Sikan