Where does “sigay” come from?
sigay (Chavacano) comes from Tagalog sigay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sigay.
sigay (Chavacano): cowrie shell; cowry
Ancestry of “sigay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | sigay | cowrie shell; cowry |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sigay | — |