Where does “siam” come from?

siam (West Coast Bajau) comes from Proto-Philippine *siám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siam.

siam (West Coast Bajau): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “siam”, step by step

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