Where does “kaki” come from?

kaki (Remun) comes from Proto-Malayic kaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

kaki (Remun): leg; foot

Definitions

  1. leg; foot

Ancestry of “kaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickakileg; foot
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
3Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayic kaki →