Where does “yau” come from?
yau (Tok Pisin) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.
yau (Tok Pisin): ear
Ancestry of “yau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | i-kahu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | i-kaSu | — |