Where does “ia” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiania—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiania—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
4Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

Words derived from “ia”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ia →
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