Where does “ia” come from?

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

ia (Malay): he, she; he / she

Definitions

  1. he, she; he / she

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ia”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayic ia →