Where does “*ikət” come from?
*ikət (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət.
Ancestry of “*ikət”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *hikət | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *Sikət | — |