Where does “*ikət” come from?

*ikət (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət.

*ikət (Proto-Malayic): to tie up; to fasten

Definitions

  1. to tie up; to fasten

Ancestry of “*ikət”, step by step

*ikət traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hikət—
2Proto-Austronesian*Sikət—

via Proto-Austronesian *hikət

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*hikət—

Words derived from “*ikət”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət →