Where does “kali” come from?

kali (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kali, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kali (Ilocano): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankalito dig up; to excavate
2Proto-Austronesiankalihto dig up; to excavate
3Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
5Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Austronesian kalih →