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Where does “*-mu” come from?
*-mu (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *-amu.
Ancestry of “*-mu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Austronesian
*-amu
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Words derived from “*-mu”
mo
*-mu
-mo
'ka mo
bayaan
tamo
putang ina mo
yamo
mayamo
kayamuan
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-amu →