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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ka-)wanan

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*(ka-)wanan

  1. right (direction)
    Antonym: *(ka-)wiʀi

Descendants

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  • Philippine
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: kannawan
    • Central Luzon
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
  • Western Indonesian
    • Barito
  • Old Javanese: tĕṅĕn
  • Malayo-Chamic
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    • Sumba-Flores
      • Sumba-Hawu