Where does “ilmu hitung” come from?

ilmu hitung (Indonesian) comes from Malay hitung, from Proto-Malayic hituŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qituŋ — consider, think about.

ilmu hitung (Indonesian): arithmetic

Definitions

  1. arithmetic

Ancestry of “ilmu hitung”, step by step

ilmu hitung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhitungto count
2Proto-Malayichituŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqituŋconsider, think about

via Indonesian ilmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianilmuknowledge; science
2Malayilmuknowledge, learning, science; knowledge; science
3Arabicعِلْمscience; knowledge, lore
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