Where does “س” come from?

س (Malay) comes from Malay اسا, 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.

س (Malay): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “س”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayاساone; hope; to hope
2Proto-Malayicəsa—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “س”

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