Where does “ikasiyam” come from?

ikasiyam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog siyam, from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

ikasiyam (Tagalog): ninth

Definitions

  1. ninth

Ancestry of “ikasiyam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiyamnine
2Proto-Philippine*siám—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siam—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam →Every word from Proto-Philippine *siám →Every word from Tagalog siyam →