Where does “کيلت” come from?
کيلت (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kilat, from Proto-Austronesian likaC.
کيلت (Malay): lightning
Ancestry of “کيلت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | kilat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kilat | lightning |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | likaC | — |