Where does “-nya” come from?

-nya (Indonesian) comes from Malay -nya, from Proto-Malayic ña, from Proto-Austronesian ni-a.

-nya (Indonesian): to him, to her, to it; him, her, it; his, her,...

Definitions

  1. to him, to her, to it; him, her, it; his, her,...

Ancestry of “-nya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malay-nyato him, to her, to it; him, her, it; his, her,...
2Proto-Malayicña—
3Proto-Austronesianni-a—

Words derived from “-nya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ni-a →Every word from Malay -nya →Every word from Proto-Malayic ña →