Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaqay

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 *qaqay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaqaj/, /ʔaʔaj/

Noun

*qaqay

  1. leg, foot (part of body)

Descendants

  • Calamian Tagbanwa: kakay
  • Cia-Cia: 까께 (kkakke)
  • Proto-Malayic: *kaki
    • Brunei Malay: kaki
    • Malay: kaki
      • Indonesian: kaki
      • → Acehnese: gaki
      • → Banjarese: kaki
      • → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)
  • Moken: kakai, kakay
  • Nias: ahe
  • Yapese: qaay
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