Where does “kawi” come from?

kawi (Karao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

kawi (Karao): we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Definitions

  1. we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Ancestry of “kawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →