Where does “*kami” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*kami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our

Words derived from “*kami”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kami →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kami →