 | ThisProto-Malayo-Polynesian entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
*kaən
Many descendants have simplified the vowel cluster in*kaən to*kan, those with-aə- only preserved in the Philippines and Sulawesi. Some languages prefixed*maN- or*ma- to this root.