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