Where does “kasiyamag lima” come from?

kasiyamag lima (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano lima, from Proto-Philippine lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

kasiyamag lima (Cebuano): ninety-five

Definitions

  1. ninety-five

Ancestry of “kasiyamag lima”, step by step

kasiyamag lima traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolimafive
2Proto-Philippinelimafive
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
4Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

via Cebuano kasiyaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokasiyamanninety
2Cebuanosiyamnine; 9
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa
4Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima