Where does “Kai” come from?

Kai (English) comes from Maori kai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

Kai (English): Food

Definitions

  1. Food

Ancestry of “Kai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikaito eat; food
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 →