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