Where does “kali” come from?
kali (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kali, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka-.
Ancestry of “kali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kali | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | kalih | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | ka- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ka- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ka- | — |