Where does “kinek” come from?

kinek (Hungarian) comes from Malay kini, from Malay ke, from Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

kinek (Hungarian): dative singular of ki; for some

Definitions

  1. dative singular of ki; for some

Ancestry of “kinek”, step by step

kinek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykinipresent; now
2Malaykeor; to
3Old Malayka—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

via Hungarian ki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankiout; who
2Proto-Uralickewho
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka →Every word from Old Malay ka →