Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ka-

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Prefix

*ka-

  1. inchoative
  2. stative
  3. past time
  4. accompanied action/person
  5. abstract noun formative
  6. manner in which an action is carried out
  7. past participle

Descendants

  • Bunun: ka-
  • Puyuma: ka- (“stative marker”)
  • Rukai: (Mantauran) ka- (“in fact, indeed, actually”)
  • Saisiyat: ka- (“verb nominalization marker”)
  • Thao: ka- (“to make; two times”)
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *ka- (see there for further descendants)
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