Where does “siya” come from?
siya (Cebuano) comes from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.
siya (Cebuano): he or she; this, that; a chair
Definitions
- he or she; this, that; a chair
Ancestry of “siya”, step by step
siya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish silla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | silla | chair; saddle |
| 2 | Old Spanish | siella | chair |
| 3 | Latin | sella | seat, chair; sedan chair; saddle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sedlā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sed-lo- | — |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
Words derived from “siya”