Where does “əsa(ʔ)” come from?

əsa(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

əsa(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “əsa(ʔ)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
2Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa
4Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “əsa(ʔ)

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian isa