Where does “-kang” come from?

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

-kang (Makasar): we (first person plural exclusive; archaic, poetic)

Definitions

  1. we (first person plural exclusive; archaic, poetic)

Ancestry of “-kang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our

Words derived from “-kang”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →