Where does “kitai” come from?

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

kitai (Iban): we inclusive

Definitions

  1. we inclusive

Ancestry of “kitai”, 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) →