Where does “kita” come from?

kita (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

kita (Iban): you (plural)

Definitions

  1. you (plural)

Ancestry of “kita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickita(ʔ)we, us, our
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayic kita(ʔ) →