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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
2Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “ka

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka