Where does “kasiyam” come from?

kasiyam (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano siyam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

kasiyam (Cebuano): short form of makasiyam

Definitions

  1. short form of makasiyam

Ancestry of “kasiyam”, step by step

kasiyam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano siyam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosiyamnine; 9
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
3Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →Every word from Cebuano siyam →