Where does “iaitu” come from?

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

iaitu (Malay): namely

Definitions

  1. namely

Ancestry of “iaitu”, step by step

iaitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayiahe, she; 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 itu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayituthat; it
2Proto-Malayic(i)tu(ʔ)that
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)tuthat
4Proto-Austronesian(i-)Cuthat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayic ia →