Where does “ke-” come from?

ke- (Indonesian) comes from Malay ke-, from Proto-Malayic *(i)ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian Sika-, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

ke- (Indonesian): -th; group; having characteristics of

Definitions

  1. -th; group; having characteristics of

Ancestry of “ke-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayke--th; group; having characteristics of
2Proto-Malayic*(i)ka-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ika-—
4Proto-AustronesianSika-—
5FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
6Proto-Finniccikapig
7Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “ke-”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Finnish Sika →