Where does “kaʀat” come from?

kaʀat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC — to bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

kaʀat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “kaʀat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*kaʀaCto bite to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth

Words derived from “kaʀat

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC