Q. -ya³ suf. “his, her, its (colloquial)” (Category: Pronoun)

Q. -ya³, suf. “his, her, its (colloquial)” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ PE17/130; VT49/16-17

Glosses

• “3rd person possessive” ✧ PE17/130
• “3rd person singular possessive” ✧ PE17/130; VT49/16
• “3rd sg. [possessive]” ✧ VT49/17

Related

• -ya “3rd person singular possessive” came to be used for singular in all cases to avoid conflict with rya “3rd person plural possessive” ✧ PE17/130

Derivations

• < ✶-ya “adjectival suffix” ✧ VT49/17 (-jā)
• < Q. -rya¹ “his, her, its” ✧ VT49/17
  • < ✶-syā “his, her, its” ✧ PE17/76; PE17/130 (zya); PE19/102 (-sya); VT49/17 (-sjā)
    • < zya < sya < -sjā ✧ VT49/17

Phonetic Developments

✶-jā > -ya

[-jā] > [-ja]

✧ VT49/17