Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-ən

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *-ən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ən/

Suffix

*-ən

1. Verbal suffix marking patient or undergoer voice.
2. Nominal suffix marking action result or effect

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Batanic
    • Ivatan: -en
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Tagalog: -in
• Old Javanese: -ĕn
  • Javanese: -en
• Sumatran
  • Batak
    • Northern Batak
      • Karo Batak: -en
• Malayo-Chamic
  • Proto-Malayic: *-ən (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel, Alexander D. Smith, Robert Forkel (2023) “*-en”, in ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online‎^[1]