Where does “kalabaṅ” come from?

kalabaṅ (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kalabaṅ (Old Javanese): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “kalabaṅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
3Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “kalabaṅ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka- →