Where does “lima belas” come from?
lima belas (Indonesian) comes from Malay lima belas, from Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.
lima belas (Indonesian): fifteen
Definitions
- fifteen
Ancestry of “lima belas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lima belas | fifteen |
| 2 | Malay | lima | five |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | lima(ʔ) | five |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima | five; hand |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | lima | five; hand |