Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sikan

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

Noun

*Sikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Descendants

  • Bunun: iskaan
  • Hoanya: sikan
  • Tsou: yoskʉ
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hikan (see there for further descendants)

Further reading