Where does “naqal” come from?

naqal (Cahuilla) comes from Proto-Uto-Aztecan nanka, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

naqal (Cahuilla): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “naqal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uto-Aztecannankaear
2Kapampangankayou (second person singular)
3Kapampanganikayou exclusive singular
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
5Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu →Every word from Kapampangan ika →