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Where does “*-mu” come from?
*-mu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu, from Proto-Austronesian *-amu.
Ancestry of “*-mu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*-mu
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2
Proto-Austronesian
*-amu
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Words derived from “*-mu”
-mu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-amu →