Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ikan

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

*ikan

1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Oceanic:
    • Fijian: ika
    • Proto-Polynesian: *ika
      • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
        • Niuatoputapu: ika
        • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
          • Hawaiian: i'a
          • Maori: ika
          • Rapa Nui: ika
          • Tahitian: i'a
        • Samoan: i'a
      • Tongan: ika
  • Micronesian:
    • Chuukese: iik
• Western Oceanic:
  • Dobu: iana
  • Kove: iha