Where does “k-” come from?

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

k- (Javanese): passive verb-forming prefix

Definitions

  1. passive verb-forming prefix

Ancestry of “k-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “k-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →