Where does “kak” come from?

kak (Malay) comes from Malay kakak, from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ, from Proto-Oceanic *kaka.

kak (Malay): older sister; term of address for a female...

Definitions

  1. older sister; term of address for a female...

Ancestry of “kak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakaksister; sibling; brother
2Proto-Malayickakaʔ—
3Proto-Oceanic*kaka—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kaka →Every word from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ →Every word from Malay kakak →