Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kau
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This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Malayic
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
*kau sg
Descendants
Although Adelaar (1992) does reconstruct this pronoun with an optional glottal stop (*kau(ʔ)), this final consonant does not exist in any languages of western Borneo (which are notable for best preserving the original glottal stop).