Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(si-)ia

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(çi)ia/

Pronoun

*(si-)ia

  1. he, him, his, she, her, it

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(si-)ia
    • Proto-Malayic: *ia
      • Nuclear Malayic
        • Malay: dia, ia
      • Ibanic
      • Proto-Oceanic: *ia
        • Proto-Polynesian: *ia (see there for further descendants)
        • Uneapa: ia
    • Proto-Philippine: *(si-)ia
    • Malagasy: izy

See also

Proto-Austronesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *(i-)aku *(i-)kita (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *(i-)kaSu *(i-)kamu(i)u
3rd person *(si-)ia *(si-)ida