Where does “au” come from?

au (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic (i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

au (Fijian): I; me; my

Definitions

  1. I; me; my

Ancestry of “au”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic(i-)auI
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
5Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →