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

Definitions

  1. food; eat

Ancestry of “kaikai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinkaito eat; food
2Proto-Polynesiankaifood
3Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “kaikai”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →
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