Where does “siaj” come from?
siaj (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sia, from Esperanto ŝi, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
siaj (Esperanto): plural of sia
Definitions
- plural of sia
Ancestry of “siaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sia | belonging to the subject of the sentence |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝi | she |
| 3 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 4 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |