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
Ancestry of “(i-)au”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (i-)aku | I; me; my |
Words derived from “(i-)au”