Where does “ꦏꦭꦶꦃ” come from?

ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (Javanese) comes from Javanese ꦲꦭꦶꦃ, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

ꦏꦭꦶꦃ (Javanese): two: a numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers

Definitions

  1. two: a numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers

Ancestry of “ꦏꦭꦶꦃ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦭꦶꦃto move, change residence
2Proto-Austronesiankalihto dig up; to excavate
3Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
5Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka-Every word from Old Javanese ka-Every word from Proto-Austronesian kalih