Where does “*qaqe-” come from?

*qaqe- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqe, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

Ancestry of “*qaqe-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qaqe—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qaqay—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
4Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot

Words derived from “*qaqe-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay →