Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(si-)ia

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(si)ia/

Pronoun

*(si-)ia

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

Descendants

  • 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-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *(i-)aku *(i-)kita (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *(i-)kahu *(i-)kam(i)u
3rd person *(si-)ia *(si-)ida