Where does “bekengikel” come from?

bekengikel (Palauan) comes from Palauan ngikel, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

bekengikel (Palauan): to smell of fish

Definitions

  1. to smell of fish

Ancestry of “bekengikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palauanngikelfish
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
3Proto-AustronesianSikanfish
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Palauan ngikel →