Where does “kamwai” come from?

kamwai (Mokilese) comes from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu — you, your pl.

kamwai (Mokilese): you, you guys, y'all

Definitions

  1. you, you guys, y'all

Ancestry of “kamwai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian(i-)kamuyou, your pl
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