Where does “kaekaem” come from?

kaekaem (Bislama) comes from Bislama kaekae, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kaekaem (Bislama): To eat

Definitions

  1. To eat

Ancestry of “kaekaem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bislamakaekaefood; To eat
2Proto-Polynesiankaifood
3Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →