Where does “kA-” come from?

kA- (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

Ancestry of “kA-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
2Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “kA-”

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