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

  1. ikat; frame; to tie; to bind

Ancestry of “ikat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ikətto tie up; to fasten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hikət
3Proto-Austronesian*Sikət

Words derived from “ikat

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *SikətEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikətEvery word from Proto-Malayic *ikət