Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(ka-)wanaN

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

• IPA^(key): /wanalʲ/

Adjective

*wanaN

1. right (direction)

   Antonym: *(ka-)wiʀi

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(ka-)wanan
  • Ilocano: kannawan
  • Indonesian: kanan
  • Laboya: kawana
  • Kapampangan: uanan
  • Malagasy: havanana
  • Malay: kanan
  • Tagalog: kanan
  • ⇒ Old Javanese: tĕṅĕn
    • > Javanese: ꦠꦼꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (tengen) (inherited)
    • → Balinese: ᬢᭂᬗᭂᬦ᭄ (tengen)
    • → Sundanese: ᮒᮨᮍᮨᮔ᮪ (tengen)