Where does “au” come from?

au (Cia-Cia) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

au (Cia-Cia): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “au”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
2Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →
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