Where does “*kaya” come from?

*kaya (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya, from Proto-Austronesian kaya — able, capable, strong, wealthy.

Ancestry of “*kaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaya—
2Proto-Austronesiankayaable, capable, strong, wealthy

Words derived from “*kaya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaya →