Where does “kiri” come from?

kiri (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic (kA-)iri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi — left.

kiri (Malay): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “kiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic(kA-)iri—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wiʀileft
3Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wiʀileft
4Proto-Austronesianwiʀileft

Words derived from “kiri”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi →