Where does “kasiyaman” come from?

kasiyaman (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon siyam, from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

kasiyaman (Hiligaynon): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “kasiyaman”, step by step

kasiyaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon siyam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonsiyamnine
2Proto-Philippine*siám—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siam—

via Hiligaynon ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam →Every word from Proto-Philippine *siám →Every word from Hiligaynon siyam →