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Where does “Ka-” come from?

Ka- (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ka-, from Proto-Austronesian ka-.

Ancestry of “Ka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianka-—
2Proto-Austronesianka-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka- →