Where does “kakak” come from?

kakak (Indonesian) comes from Malay kakak, from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ, from Proto-Oceanic *kaka.

kakak (Indonesian): older sister; older brother; older sibling

Definitions

  1. older sister; older brother; older sibling

Ancestry of “kakak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakaksister; sibling; brother
2Proto-Malayickakaʔ—
3Proto-Oceanic*kaka—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kaka →Every word from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ →Every word from Malay kakak →