Where does “siyam” come from?

siyam (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

siyam (Tausug): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “siyam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
2Proto-AustronesianSiwanine
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →
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