Where does “sa-” come from?
sa- (Malay) comes from Malay sa, from Malay esa, 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.
sa- (Malay): Superseded spelling of se-
Definitions
- Superseded spelling of se-
Ancestry of “sa-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sa | Obsolete spelling of se; one |
| 2 | Malay | esa | one |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |