Where does “س-” come from?

س- (Malay) comes from Malay س, 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; used to form the comparative of adjectives

Definitions

  1. one; used to form the comparative of adjectives

Ancestry of “س-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayسone
2Malayاساone; hope; to hope
3Proto-Malayicəsa—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-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 →