Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic sa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sa (Eastern Cham): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicsaone
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →
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