Where does “*kamu” come from?

*kamu (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kamu, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu — you, your pl.

*kamu (Proto-Philippine): you, your

Definitions

  1. you, your

Ancestry of “*kamu”, step by step

*kamu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kamu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kamuyou, your pl
3Proto-Austronesian(i-)kamuyou, your pl

via Proto-Austronesian kamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiankamu—

Words derived from “*kamu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kamu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu →