Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kita

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 *kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kita/

Verb

*kita (transitive)

1. to see (perceive with the eyes)
2. to look (to try to see)
3. to watch (to observe)

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine:
  • Hiligaynon: kita
  • Ilocano: kita
  • Tagalog: kita
• Proto-Polynesian:
  • Hawaiian: ʻike
  • Maori: kite
  • Niuean: kitia