Where does “kasiyamag walo” come from?

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

kasiyamag walo (Cebuano): ninety-eight

Definitions

  1. ninety-eight

Ancestry of “kasiyamag walo”, step by step

kasiyamag walo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kasiyaman

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

via Cebuano walo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanowaloeight; 8
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Cebuano ug

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