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

  1. third-person singular pronoun: he/she/it,...

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
2Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →