Where does “telou” come from?

telou (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-North Sarawak təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telou (Central Melanau): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “telou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawaktəlu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak təlu →