Where does “kita” come from?

kita (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kita, from Proto-Austronesian kita — to see; to look; to watch.

kita (Chavacano): we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Definitions

  1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Ancestry of “kita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonkitawe; to see, behold
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankitato see; to look; to watch
3Proto-Austronesiankitato see; to look; to watch
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kita →Every word from Hiligaynon kita →
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