Where does “(i-)au” come from?

(i-)au (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

(i-)au (Proto-Oceanic): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “(i-)au”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
4Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my

Words derived from “(i-)au”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →