Where does “kami” come from?

kami (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian kami — we, us, our.

kami (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): we, us, our

Definitions

  1. we, us, our

Ancestry of “kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our

Words derived from “kami

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami
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