Where does “aku” come from?

aku (Maori) comes from Proto-Eastern Polynesian au, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian au, from Proto-Polynesian au, from Proto-Oceanic (i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

aku (Maori): my

Definitions

  1. my

Ancestry of “aku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Polynesianau—
2Proto-Nuclear Polynesianau—
3Proto-PolynesianauI, me, my
4Proto-Oceanic(i-)auI
5Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI
6Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
8Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →