Where does “kamu” come from?

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

kamu (Tausug): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “kamu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*kamuyou, your
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kamu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kamuyou, your pl
4Proto-Austronesian(i-)kamuyou, your pl
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kamu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kamu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu →
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