Where does “kaki langit” come from?
kaki langit (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kaki, from Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.
kaki langit (Indonesian): horizon, skysill, skyline: the visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance
Definitions
- horizon, skysill, skyline: the visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance
Ancestry of “kaki langit”, step by step
kaki langit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kaki | foot |
| 2 | Malay | kaki | foot part of body, leg |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | kaki | leg; foot |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qaqay | leg, foot |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | qaqay | leg, foot |
via Indonesian langit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | langit | sky |
| 2 | Malay | langit | sky |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | laŋit | sky |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋit | sky |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋiC | sky |
via Malay kaki langit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaki langit | The horizon |