Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-an

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 *-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an/

Suffix

*-an

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

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *-an
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ilocano: -an
  • Central Luzon
    • Kapampangan: -an
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Tagalog: -an
      • Bikol
        • Bikol Central: -an
      • Bisayan
        • Cebuano: -an
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic: *-an
      • Malayan
        • Malay: -an
          • Indonesian: -an

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-an