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Where does “sia” come from?

sia (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝi, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

sia (Esperanto): belonging to the subject of the sentence

Definitions

  1. belonging to the subject of the sentence

Ancestry of “sia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝishe
2Italiansìyes; so
3Italianbeneupper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;...
4Latinbenewell; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “sia”

  • siatempe
  • siaj
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