Where does “*siku” come from?

*siku (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian sikux — elbow.

Ancestry of “*siku”, step by step

*siku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siku
2Proto-Austronesiansikuxelbow

via Proto-Austronesian *siku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*siku

Words derived from “*siku

Every word from Proto-Austronesian sikuxEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku