Where does “kasiyaman” come from?

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

kasiyaman (Cebuano): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “kasiyaman”, step by step

kasiyaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano siyam

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

via Cebuano ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—

Words derived from “kasiyaman”

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