Where does “-na” come from?

-na (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nia, from Proto-Austronesian *nia.

-na (Makasar): his, her, its, their (third person singular and plural)

Definitions

  1. his, her, its, their (third person singular and plural)

Ancestry of “-na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*nia—
2Proto-Austronesian*nia—

Words derived from “-na”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nia →