Where does “limampu't siyam” come from?

limampu't siyam (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog siyam, from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

limampu't siyam (Tagalog): fifty-nine

Definitions

  1. fifty-nine

Ancestry of “limampu't siyam”, step by step

limampu't siyam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog siyam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiyamnine
2Proto-Philippine*siám—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siam—

via Tagalog 't

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog't—

via Tagalog limampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloglimampufifty
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam →Every word from Proto-Philippine *siám →Every word from Tagalog siyam →