Where does “okukwe” come from?

okukwe (Abau) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwe-.

okukwe (Abau): this; proximate demonstrative topic marker

Definitions

  1. this; proximate demonstrative topic marker

Ancestry of “okukwe”, step by step

okukwe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kwe-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwe-—

via Abau ko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abauko—

via Abau o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Abauo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwe- →