Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ka” come from?
ka (Old Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.
Ancestry of “ka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
ka
if
2
Proto-Austronesian
ka
if
Words derived from “ka”
ke
ke
keluar
kini
kekayaan
kedua
pulang ke rahmatullah
kehormat
keluar
ke mana
kinek
kini
sana
ke mana
kedua
enkripsi ujung ke ujung
kebaca
kekayaan
kelima
ketik
terkini
ke atas
ke bawah
kecundang
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