Where does “*-da” come from?

*-da (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ta, from Proto-Austronesian *-ta, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.

Ancestry of “*-da”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*-ta—
2Proto-Austronesian*-ta—
3Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our

Words derived from “*-da”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-ta →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ta →