Where does “kase makang” come from?

kase makang (North Moluccan Malay) comes from North Moluccan Malay makang, from Malay makan, from Proto-Malayic makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kase makang (North Moluccan Malay): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “kase makang”, step by step

kase makang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via North Moluccan Malay makang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaymakangto eat
2Malaymakanto eat; consume, spend; to injure or penetrate
3Proto-Malayicmakanto eat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via North Moluccan Malay kase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaykaseto give
2Malaykasihlove, care, affection; to love, to show affection...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ka-qasiq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayic makan →