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
Ancestry of “bekengikel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Palauan | ngikel | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hikan | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sikan | fish |