Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian esa, from Malay ĕsă, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sa (Indonesian): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianesaone; single
2MalayĕsăObsolete spelling of esa
3Proto-Malayicəsa—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →