Where does “ikalabing-anim” come from?

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

ikalabing-anim (Tagalog): sixteenth

Definitions

  1. sixteenth

Ancestry of “ikalabing-anim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglabing-animsixteen
2Tagaloganimsix
3Proto-Philippineənəmsix
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
6Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →
ikalabing-anim — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer