Where does “kali” come from?

kali (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian kalih, from Old Javanese ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka- — inchoative.

kali (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): to dig up; to excavate

Definitions

  1. to dig up; to excavate

Ancestry of “kali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankalihto dig up; to excavate
2Old Javaneseka-passive verb-forming prefix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-marker of past time in temporal expressions
4Proto-Austronesianka-inchoative

Words derived from “kali”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →Every word from Old Javanese ka- →Every word from Proto-Austronesian kalih →