Where does “siyanga” come from?

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

siyanga (Tagalog): really!; indeed!; that's true! that's right!

Definitions

  1. really!; indeed!; that's true! that's right!

Ancestry of “siyanga”, step by step

siyanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog siya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiyahe; she; saddle
2Proto-Oceanic*(si-)ia—
3Austronesian*(si-)ia—
4Proto-Austronesian(si-)iahe, him, his, she, her, it

via Tagalog nga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogngaA particle used to indicate affirmation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (si-)ia →Every word from Austronesian *(si-)ia →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *(si-)ia →