Where does “niya” come from?

niya (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian ni-a.

niya (Tagalog): 3rd person singular possessive pronoun: his; her; ~ of his; ~ of hers

Definitions

  1. 3rd person singular possessive pronoun: his; her; ~ of his; ~ of hers

Ancestry of “niya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianni-a—
2Proto-Austronesianni-a—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ni-a →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ni-a →