Where does “dia” come from?

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

dia (Betawi): he; she

Definitions

  1. he; she

Ancestry of “dia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydiahe, she, it; he; she
2Proto-Malayiciahe, him, his, she, her, it
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
4Proto-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 →