Where does “isa” come from?

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

isa (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): Alternative form of *əsa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *əsa

Ancestry of “isa”, step by step

isa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
2Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
3Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Austronesian *isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*isa—

Words derived from “isa”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian isa →