Where does “ʔakúʔ” come from?

ʔakúʔ (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku, from Proto-Austronesian aku.

ʔakúʔ (Proto-Philippine): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ʔakúʔ”, step by step

ʔakúʔ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianaku—
2Proto-Austronesianaku—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian aku →