Where does “kkâo” come from?

kkâo (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *kukɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kkâo (Rade): fingernail

Definitions

  1. fingernail

Ancestry of “kkâo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*kukɔwnail on fingers and toes
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Proto-Chamic *kukɔw →