Where does “kakitangan” come from?
kakitangan (Malay) comes from Malay kaki, from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.
kakitangan (Malay): staff, personnel
Ancestry of “kakitangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaki | foot , leg |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | kaki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qaqay | leg, foot |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qaqay | leg, foot |