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Where does “saiji” come from?

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

saiji (Javanese): one unit

Definitions

  1. one unit

Ancestry of “saiji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneses-—
2Old Javanesesa-—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—
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