Where does “*ni-a” come from?

*ni-a (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Austronesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian ni-a.

Ancestry of “*ni-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*ni-a
2Proto-Austronesianni-a
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ni-aEvery word from Austronesian *ni-a