Where does “napulo'g siyam” come from?

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

napulo'g siyam (Hiligaynon): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “napulo'g siyam”, step by step

napulo'g siyam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon siyam

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

via Hiligaynon kag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonkagand, as well as

via Hiligaynon napulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonnapuloten
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