Where does “kaki-langit” come from?
kaki-langit (Tagalog) comes from Malay kaki langit, from Malay langit, from Proto-Malayic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.
kaki-langit (Tagalog): horizon
Definitions
- horizon
Ancestry of “kaki-langit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kaki langit | The horizon |
| 2 | Malay | langit | sky |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | laŋit | sky |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋit | sky |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋiC | sky |