Where does “siya” come from?

siya (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Oceanic *(si-)ia, from Austronesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia — he, him, his, she, her, it.

siya (Tagalog): he; she; saddle

Definitions

  1. he; she; saddle

Ancestry of “siya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*(si-)ia
2Austronesian*(si-)ia
3Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

Words derived from “siya

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)iaEvery word from Austronesian *(si-)iaEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *(si-)ia