Where does “-naku” come from?
-naku (Quechua) comes from Kapampangan na, from Kapampangan nanu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian anu, from Proto-Austronesian (na-)nu — what.
-naku (Quechua): Indicates a reciprocal action
Definitions
- Indicates a reciprocal action
Ancestry of “-naku”, step by step
-naku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kapampangan na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | na | 3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its |
| 2 | Kapampangan | nanu | what |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | anu | what? |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (na-)nu | what |
via Kapampangan ku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kapampangan | ku | my; mine |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *-ku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *-ku | — |
Words derived from “-naku”