Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaka

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/

Noun

*kaka

1. sibling (older person who shares same parents)

Descendants

• Old Javanese: kaka
  • Javanese: kakak
• Malay: kakak, kaka, kakang, akak, akang, kak, kang
  • Indonesian: kakak, kak
• Tagalog: kaka