Where does “siku” come from?

siku (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *siku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian sikux — elbow.

siku (Malay): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “siku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*siku
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siku
3Proto-Austronesiansikuxelbow

Words derived from “siku

Every word from Proto-Austronesian sikuxEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sikuEvery word from Proto-Malayic *siku