Where does “nahk” come from?
nahk (O'odham) comes from O'odham na꞉k, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan nanka, from Kapampangan ka, from Kapampangan ika, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.
nahk (O'odham): Alternative form of na꞉k
Ancestry of “nahk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | O'odham | na꞉k | ear |
| 2 | Proto-Uto-Aztecan | nanka | ear |
| 3 | Kapampangan | ka | — |
| 4 | Kapampangan | ika | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | i-kahu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | i-kaSu | — |