Where does “kamay” come from?

kamay (Yami) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay — hand.

kamay (Yami): finger; toe

Definitions

  1. finger; toe

Ancestry of “kamay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kamayhand
2Proto-Austronesian*kamayhand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kamay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay →
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