Where does “kaming” come from?

kaming (Palauan) comes from Malay kambing, from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ.

kaming (Palauan): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “kaming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykambinggoat
2Proto-Malayickambiŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankambiŋ—
4Proto-Austronesiankandiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kandiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kambiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kambiŋ →
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