Where does “siyam” come from?
siyam (Southern Kalinga) comes from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.
siyam (Southern Kalinga): nine
Ancestry of “siyam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *siám | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *siam | — |