Where does “ciwa” come from?

ciwa (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *siwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

ciwa (Fijian): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “ciwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*siwanine
2Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

Words derived from “ciwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *siwa →
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