Where does “telu” come from?

telu (Bakumpai) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telu (Bakumpai): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “telu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
2Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →
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