Where does “isa” come from?
isa (Proto-Austronesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
isa (Proto-Austronesian): Alternative form of *əsa
Ancestry of “isa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |