Where does “asa” come from?

asa (Banjarese) comes from Proto-Malayic əsa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

asa (Banjarese): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “asa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicəsa(ʔ)one
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
3Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “asa”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian isa →
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