Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/-an

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

Suffix

*-an

1. Verbal suffix marking locative focus.
2. Nominal suffix marking location.

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: -an / -ان
    • Indonesian: -an