Where does “kaki” come from?

kaki (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

kaki (Malay): foot part of body, leg

Definitions

  1. foot part of body, leg

Ancestry of “kaki”, step by step

kaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic kaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
3Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot

via Japanese 柿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
2Old Japanese柿—

Words derived from “kaki”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayic kaki →