-kau

Indonesian

/kau̯/

suffix

Definitions

you, your

Etymology

Inherited from Malay -kau derived from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ) derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu derived from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*(i-)kaSu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-kau Malay
dikau Malay
engkau Malay
kau Malay
kau- Malay
*(i-)kahu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*i-kahu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*(i-)kaSu Proto-Austronesian
ʻoe Hawaiian
*kau(ʔ) Proto-Malayic
koe Maori
koe Rapa Nui
hao Chamorro
koe Niuean
aisu Kavalan
kiso Amis
koe Tokelauan
ihu Thao
iikasu Kanakanabu