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sa- (Malay): Superseded spelling of se-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

  1. Superseded spelling of se-

Ancestry of “sa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaysaObsolete spelling of se; one
2Malayesaone
3Proto-Malayicəsa—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →