Where does “tơkai” come from?

tơkai (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic *kakay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

tơkai (Jarai): foot; leg

Definitions

  1. foot; leg

Ancestry of “tơkai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*kakayfoot
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
3Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Chamic *kakay →