Where does “siyam” come from?

siyam (Southern Sama) comes from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

siyam (Southern Sama): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “siyam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*siám—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siam—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam →Every word from Proto-Philippine *siám →
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