Where does “ia” come from?

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

ia (Proto-Malayic): he, him, his, she, her, it

Definitions

  1. he, him, his, she, her, it

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
2Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

Words derived from “ia

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)iaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia