Where does “siyam na pulo” come from?

siyam na pulo (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central siyam, from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

Ancestry of “siyam na pulo”, step by step

siyam na pulo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central siyam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralsiyamnine
2Proto-Philippine*siám—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siam—

via Bikol Central na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralna—

via Bikol Central pulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpulo—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam →Every word from Proto-Philippine *siám →Every word from Bikol Central siyam →