Where does “きくならく” come from?

きくならく (Japanese) comes from Japanese 聞く, from Lamboya kiku, from Proto-Austronesian *kikuʀ.

きくならく (Japanese): according to hearsay

Definitions

  1. according to hearsay

Ancestry of “きくならく”, step by step

きくならく traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 聞く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese聞くto hear, to listen; to have heard of before; to...
2Lamboyakiku—
3Proto-Austronesian*kikuʀ—

via Japanese なり

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseなりc. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori...
2Japaneseにparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
3Old Japaneseに—

via Japanese く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseく消 disappear; 来: come; 繰 repeat
2Middle Chinese口—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kikuʀ →Every word from Lamboya kiku →Every word from Japanese 聞く →