Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sa (Cebuano): of

Definitions

  1. of

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

sa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sa
2Proto-Austronesian*əsa
3Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Cebuano usa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanousaone; 1; one unnamed person or thing; any person
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer

Words derived from “sa

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa
sa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer