Where does “sichu” come from?

sichu (Ivatan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian sikux — elbow.

sichu (Ivatan): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “sichu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siku—
2Proto-Austronesiansikuxelbow
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sikux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku →