Where does “kakay” come from?

kakay (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

kakay (Atayal): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “kakay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*qaqayleg, foot
2Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *qaqay →
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