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Where does “siwa” come from?

siwa (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian siwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

Ancestry of “siwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansiwanine
2Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

Words derived from “siwa”

  • sia
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →