Where does “kata” come from?

kata (Kapampangan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

kata (Kapampangan): (inclusive) we, us

Definitions

  1. (inclusive) we, us

Ancestry of “kata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →