Where does “siga” come from?
siga (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ.
siga (Fijian): day; sun
Ancestry of “siga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | sinaʀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | sinaʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | siNaʀ | — |