iso (Central Dusun)

Where does "iso" come from?

The Central Dusun word 'iso,' meaning one, traces its roots back to the ancient Proto-Austronesian word '*isa' or '*əsa.' Through linguistic evolution, this term was inherited by Proto-Malayo-Polynesian before gradually shifting into its modern form.

Full etymology tree

• iso (Central Dusun), 'one'
  • inherited *isa (Proto-Austronesian), 'alternative form of *əsa'
  • inherited *əsa (Proto-Austronesian), 'one'

Ancestors

• *isa (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian)
• *isa (Proto-Austronesian)

Updated June 2026

More words starting with I

Etymology data from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · About Miraris