Where does “usa” come from?

usa (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

usa (Waray-Waray): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “usa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
2Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian isa →