Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/akən

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akən/

Adverb

*akən

1. on, upon;
2. applicative marker

Descendants

• Celebic
  • Wotu–Wolio
    • Wolio–Kamaru
      • Wolio: -aka
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Proto-Batak:
    • Karo Batak: -ken
    • Toba Batak: -hon
• Old Javanese: akĕn (“like, by way of”)
• Old Javanese: -akĕn (“causative suffix”)
  • Javanese: -ꦲꦏꦼꦤ꧀ (-aken)
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayo-Chamic
    • Proto-Malayic:
      • Malay: akan
        • Indonesian: akan

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aken