Where does “kami” come from?

kami (Indonesian) comes from Malay kami, from Proto-Malayic kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

kami (Indonesian): First person plural exclusive pronoun: we, us, our

Definitions

  1. First person plural exclusive pronoun: we, us, our

Ancestry of “kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykamiexclusive [[we, us excluding the person spoken to
2Proto-Malayickamiwe, us, our
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
4Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayic kami →
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