Where does “tapak kaki” come from?

tapak kaki (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kaki, from Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

tapak kaki (Indonesian): sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole of the foot

Ancestry of “tapak kaki”, step by step

tapak kaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankakifoot
2Malaykakifoot part of body, leg
3Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
5Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot

via Indonesian tapak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantapaksole: the bottom or plantar surface of the foot
2Malaytapakfootprint; mark left by a foot
3Proto-Malayic*tapak—
4Proto-Austronesian*tapaq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →