Where does “isa” come from?

isa (Tagalog) comes from Arabic عِيسَى, from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua.

isa (Tagalog): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “isa”, step by step

isa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عِيسَى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعِيسَىJesus
2HebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַJoshua

via Proto-Austronesian *əsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*əsa
2Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “isa

Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ