Where does “-mu” come from?

-mu (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic *-mu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu, from Proto-Austronesian *-amu.

Ancestry of “-mu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*-mu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-mu—
3Proto-Austronesian*-amu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-amu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-mu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *-mu →
-mu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer