Where does “dorang” come from?

dorang (Ambonese Malay) comes from Ambonese Malay dia, from Malay dia, from Proto-Malayic ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.

dorang (Ambonese Malay): they

Definitions

  1. they

Ancestry of “dorang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ambonese Malaydiahe, she 3rd-person singular personal pronoun
2Malaydiahe, she, it; he; she
3Proto-Malayiciahe, him, his, she, her, it
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
5Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayic ia →