Where does “ika” come from?

ika (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian ika, from Proto-Oceanic ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

ika (Rapa Nui): fish; war casualty

Definitions

  1. fish; war casualty

Ancestry of “ika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianikafish
2Proto-Oceanicikanfish
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianikanfish
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
5Proto-AustronesianSikanfish

Words derived from “ika”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ikan →
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