Where does “-ta” come from?

-ta (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Austronesian *-ta, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

-ta (Ilocano): First-person dual absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (two); us (two); you and I; you and me

Definitions

  1. First-person dual absolutive enclitic pronoun; we (two); us (two); you and I; you and me

Ancestry of “-ta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*-ta—
2Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our

Words derived from “-ta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-ta →