Where does “ika” come from?

ika (Tok Pisin) comes from Malay ikat, from Proto-Malayic *ikət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət.

ika (Tok Pisin): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “ika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayikatikat; frame; to tie; to bind
2Proto-Malayic*ikətto tie up; to fasten
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hikət—
4Proto-Austronesian*Sikət—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Sikət →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ikət →
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