Where does “s-” come from?

s- (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese sa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

s- (Javanese): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “s-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesesa-one
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “s-”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →
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