Where does “dia” come from?
dia (Indonesian) comes from Malay dia, from Proto-Malayic ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.
dia (Indonesian): he; she
Ancestry of “dia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | dia | he, she, it; he; she |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |