Where does “delapan belas” come from?

delapan belas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian delapan, from Malay dĕlapan, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an — eight.

delapan belas (Indonesian): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “delapan belas”, step by step

delapan belas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian delapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandelapaneight
2MalaydĕlapanObsolete spelling of delapan
3Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ) alap-aneight

via Indonesian belas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
3Javanesewelas—
Every word from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an →Every word from Malay dĕlapan →Every word from Indonesian delapan →
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