Where does “kila” come from?

kila (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila — wild, insane.

kila (Fijian): wild animal; to know

Definitions

  1. wild animal; to know

Ancestry of “kila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickilawild, insane
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangilawild, insane
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gila →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kila →