Where does “kakanda” come from?

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

kakanda (Malay): older sister; older sibling; older brother

Definitions

  1. older sister; older sibling; older brother

Ancestry of “kakanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykakaksister; sibling; brother
2Proto-Malayickakaʔ—
3Proto-Oceanic*kaka—

Words derived from “kakanda”

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