Where does “kami” come from?
kami (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami, from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.
kami (Proto-Malayic): we, us, our
Ancestry of “kami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kami | we, us, our |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | kami | we, us, our |
Words derived from “kami”