Where does “kaikai” come from?
kaikai (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin kai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.
kaikai (Tok Pisin): food; eat
Ancestry of “kaikai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | kai | to eat; food |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | kai | food |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | kani | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kaən | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | kaən | to eat |
Words derived from “kaikai”