Where does “kai” come from?

kai (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kai (Proto-Polynesian): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “kai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
3Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “kai”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →