Where does “ikat” come from?
ikat (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *ikət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət.
ikat (Malay): ikat; frame; to tie; to bind
Definitions
- ikat; frame; to tie; to bind
Ancestry of “ikat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *ikət | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hikət | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *Sikət | — |
Words derived from “ikat”