Where does “sia” come from?

sia (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian siwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian siwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

sia (Tetum): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “sia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiansiwa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansiwanine
3Proto-AustronesianSiwanine
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian siwa →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian siwa →