Where does “-tayo” come from?

-tayo (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Indo-European -yo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

-tayo (Ilocano): First-person plural inclusive absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (including you); us (including you)

Definitions

  1. First-person plural inclusive absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (including you); us (including you)

Ancestry of “-tayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu—
3Proto-Austronesian*iSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iSu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yo →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu →