Where does “hekuʼ” come from?

hekuʼ (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *hikuʔ, from Proto-Austronesian sikux — elbow.

hekuʼ (Atayal): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “hekuʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*hikuʔelbow
2Proto-Austronesiansikuxelbow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sikux →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *hikuʔ →