Where does “ia” come from?

ia (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian ia, from Proto-Oceanic ia, 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 (Rapa Nui): he, she

Definitions

  1. he, she

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianiahe/she/it
2Proto-Oceaniciahe, him, his, she, her, it
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiania—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiania—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
6Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ia →