Where does “diorang” come from?

diorang (Malay) comes from Malay dia, from Proto-Malayic ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.

diorang (Malay): they; them; their

Definitions

  1. they; them; their

Ancestry of “diorang”, step by step

diorang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydiahe, she, it; he; she
2Proto-Malayiciahe, him, his, she, her, it
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
4Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

via Malay orang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayorangperson; human, person; a vassal; a subject
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianuRaŋoutsider
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayic ia →