Where does “kita” come from?

kita (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

kita (Tausug): we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Definitions

  1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Ancestry of “kita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →
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