Where does “kau” come from?

kau (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu — you, your sg.

kau (Makasar): you (familiar second person)

Definitions

  1. you (familiar second person)

Ancestry of “kau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kahuyou, your sg
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kaSuyou, your sg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu →