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Where does “kaka” come from?

kaka (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian kaka — sibling.

kaka (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): sibling

Definitions

  1. sibling

Ancestry of “kaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankakasibling

Words derived from “kaka”

  • cockatoo
  • cockatiel
  • tiel
  • Kakadu
  • kaketoe
  • kaketielje
  • kakadu
  • kakadu
  • κακατούα
  • kakadu
  • kakak
  • kakatua
  • burung kakaktua
  • kakaktua
  • kang
  • kakanda
  • kakak
  • kak
  • akang
  • kekanda
  • kanda
  • kangmas
  • burung kakaktua
  • kakaktua
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