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Where does “aku” come from?

aku (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.

Ancestry of “aku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
2Proto-Austronesianaku—

Words derived from “aku”

  • wau
  • aʻu
  • au
  • iaʻu
  • aku
  • aʻu
  • au
  • au
  • au
  • au
  • ou
  • au
  • au
  • au
  • aku
  • au
  • au
  • au
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aku →