Where does “ia” come from?
ia (Hiri Motu) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.
ia (Hiri Motu): third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it,...
Definitions
- third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it,...
Ancestry of “ia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |