Where does “*-mu” come from?

*-mu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu, from Proto-Austronesian *-amu.

Ancestry of “*-mu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-mu—
2Proto-Austronesian*-amu—

Words derived from “*-mu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-amu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu →