Where does “hiwa” come from?

hiwa (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

Ancestry of “hiwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
2Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

Words derived from “hiwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →