Where does “sikatulo” come from?

sikatulo (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Austronesian Sika-, from Finnish Sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

sikatulo (Cebuano): third denominator in a fraction

Definitions

  1. third denominator in a fraction

Ancestry of “sikatulo”, step by step

sikatulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian Sika-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianSika-—
2FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
3Proto-Finniccikapig
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Cebuano tulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotulothree; 3; waterdrop; a drop of something liquid;...
2Austronesian*təlu—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Finnish Sika →