Where does “mu-” come from?
mu- (Malay) comes from Malay mu, from Malay kamu, from Proto-Malayic kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu — you, your pl.
mu- (Malay): you
Ancestry of “mu-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | mu | you; Alternative spelling of -mu |
| 2 | Malay | kamu | you; "Second-person singular pronoun": you, your,... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | kamu(ʔ) | you, your pl |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (i-)kamu | you, your pl |