Where does “qek” come from?

qek (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian keka, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

qek (Albanian): I mention, quote

Definitions

  1. I mention, quote

Ancestry of “qek”, step by step

qek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian keka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankeka
2Kapampangankayou (second person singular)
3Kapampanganikayou exclusive singular
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu
5Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu

via Proto-Albanian kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankaka
Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSuEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahuEvery word from Kapampangan ika