Where does “koe” come from?

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

koe (Niuean): singular 2nd person pronoun: you

Definitions

  1. singular 2nd person pronoun: you

Ancestry of “koe”, 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 →