Where does “kami” come from?

kami (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

kami (Malay): exclusive [[we, us excluding the person spoken to

Definitions

  1. exclusive [[we, us excluding the person spoken to

Ancestry of “kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our

Words derived from “kami”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayic kami →