Where does “*(si-)ia” come from?
*(si-)ia (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Austronesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.
Ancestry of “*(si-)ia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Austronesian | *(si-)ia | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | (si-)ia | he, him, his, she, her, it |