Where does “ikaanim” come from?

ikaanim (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anim, from Proto-Philippine ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

ikaanim (Tagalog): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “ikaanim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganimsix
2Proto-Philippineənəmsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →