Where does “telu” come from?

telu (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

telu (Iban): egg; roe; spawn

Definitions

  1. egg; roe; spawn

Ancestry of “telu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*təlur—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
3Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic *təlur →
telu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer