Where does “-ku” come from?
-ku (Malay) comes from Malay ku, from Malay aku, from Proto-Malayic aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.
-ku (Malay): me; my
Ancestry of “-ku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | ku | I; me; my |
| 2 | Malay | aku | I; me; my |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | aku | I; me; my |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | aku | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | aku | — |