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
Ancestry of “au”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | (i-)au | I |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |