Where does “saribu” come from?

saribu (Banjarese) comes from Banjarese sa, from Banjarese asa, from Proto-Malayic əsa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian isa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

saribu (Banjarese): one thousand

Definitions

  1. one thousand

Ancestry of “saribu”, step by step

saribu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Banjarese sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Banjaresesaone
2Banjareseasaone
3Proto-Malayicəsa(ʔ)one
4Proto-Malayo-PolynesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
5Proto-AustronesianisaAlternative form of *əsa
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Banjarese ribu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Banjareseributhousand
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀibuthousand
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian isa →