Where does “dik” come from?

dik (Malay) comes from Malay adik, from Proto-Malayic adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wadi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huaji-q, from Proto-Austronesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

dik (Malay): Alternative form of adik

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adik

Ancestry of “dik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayadiksibling
2Proto-Malayicadi-ʔAlternative form of *adi
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicadi-ʔAlternative form of *adi
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwadi-ʔAlternative form of *wadi
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuaji-qAlternative form of *huaji
6Proto-Austronesian*huaji—
7Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huaji-q →
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