Where does “*(i)ka-” come from?

*(i)ka- (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ika-, from Proto-Austronesian Sika-, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

Ancestry of “*(i)ka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ika-—
2Proto-AustronesianSika-—
3FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
4Proto-Finniccikapig
5Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

Words derived from “*(i)ka-”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Finnish Sika →