Where does “kakak” come from?

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

kakak (Malay): sister; sibling; brother

Definitions

  1. sister; sibling; brother

Ancestry of “kakak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickakaʔ—
2Proto-Oceanic*kaka—

Words derived from “kakak”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kaka →Every word from Proto-Malayic kakaʔ →