Where does “ó” come from?

ó (Tetum) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu — you, your sg.

ó (Tetum): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “ó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kahuyou, your sg
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kaSuyou, your sg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kahu →