Where does “sa” come from?
sa (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
sa (Balinese): one
Ancestry of “sa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |