Where does “сия” come from?

сия (Kazakh) comes from Persian سیاه, from Persian ـه, from Proto-Iranian -akah, from Proto-Iranian -kah, from Proto-Austronesian ka — if.

сия (Kazakh): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “сия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیاهblack; dark-skinned
2PersianـهForms the past participle from the past stem
3Proto-Iranian-akahCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Iranian-kah—
5Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “сия”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ka →Every word from Proto-Iranian -akah →Every word from Persian ـه →