Where does “ken” come from?

ken (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain.

ken (Old Javanese): garment worn around the lower part of the body

Definitions

  1. garment worn around the lower part of the body

Ancestry of “ken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kain

Words derived from “ken

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kain