Where does “*kali” come from?

*kali (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kali, from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

Ancestry of “*kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamic*kali—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankalito dig up; to excavate
3Proto-Austronesiankalihto dig up; to excavate
4Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
6Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “*kali”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Austronesian kalih →
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