Where does “kamu” come from?
kamu (Indonesian) comes from Malay kamu, from Proto-Malayic kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu — you, your pl.
kamu (Indonesian): "Second-person singular pronoun": you, your,...
Definitions
- "Second-person singular pronoun": you, your,...
Ancestry of “kamu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kamu | you; "Second-person singular pronoun": you, your,... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | kamu(ʔ) | you, your pl |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | (i-)kamu | you, your pl |