Where does “ciwasagavulu” come from?

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

ciwasagavulu (Fijian): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “ciwasagavulu”, step by step

ciwasagavulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fijian ciwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijianciwanine
2Proto-Oceanic*siwanine
3Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

via Fijian sagavulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiansagavuluten
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