Where does “*kita” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*kita”, step by step

*kita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our

via Proto-Austronesian kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankitato see; to look; to watch

Words derived from “*kita”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →
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