Where does “kaŋe-” come from?
kaŋe- (Proto-Uralic) comes from Kapampangan ne, from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.
kaŋe- (Proto-Uralic): call
Definitions
- call
Ancestry of “kaŋe-”, step by step
kaŋe- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kapampangan ne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | ne | blend of 3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun + 3rd person singular absolutive pronoun |
| 2 | Kapampangan | na | 3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its |
| 3 | Kapampangan | nanu | what |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anu | what? |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | (na-)nu | what |