Where does “kami” come from?

kami (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

Ancestry of “kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →