Where does “yaku” come from?

yaku (Banggai) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

yaku (Banggai): I personal pronoun

Definitions

  1. I personal pronoun

Ancestry of “yaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)akuEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku