Where does “kakanda” come from?

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

kakanda (Indonesian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “kakanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakandaolder sister; older sibling; older brother
2Malaykakaksister; sibling; brother
3Proto-Malayickakaʔ—
4Proto-Oceanic*kaka—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kaka →Every word from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ →Every word from Malay kakak →