Where does “kau(ʔ)” come from?

kau(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu — you, your sg.

kau(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic): you, your sg

Definitions

  1. you, your sg

Ancestry of “kau(ʔ)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kahuyou, your sg
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kaSuyou, your sg

Words derived from “kau(ʔ)”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu →