[An-lang] etymology of Malayic "kasi" ('give')

[David Gil]

Dear all,

Many thanks for all of your suggestions, either to me personally or to 
the list.  In fact, there was unanimity that the source of Malayic 
"kasi" ('give') is in a similar word for 'love' or 'compassion'.  At 
first I was not too convinced; it felt a little bit too much like a folk 
etymology.  However, some of the later comments, with data from a wider 
range of languages such as Onya Darat (Land Dayak, thanks to Uri Tadmor) 
and Tae' (Torajan, thanks to Daniel Kaufman), provided evidence that 
this is most probably the correct etymology.

Again, thanks to you all for your comments,

David



On 07/02/2015 16:13, David Gil wrote:
> Dear Austronesianists,
>
> I am trying to find an etymology for Malayic "kasi" ('give').  Can
> anybody ...
>
> (1) point me to a previously proposed etymology for "kasi"?
> (2) suggest possible cognate forms in other (non-Malayic) Austronesian
> languages?
> (3) offer any other relevant thoughts and suggestions?
>
> So far I have not been able to find anything.  My current thinking is
> that "kasi" may be part of a complex of interrelated forms such as
> Standard Malay "ke" ('to'), "akan" (future, oblique), and "=kan"
> (causative, applicative), but this remains speculative.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>

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David Gil

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