Where does “segi delapan” come from?
segi delapan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian delapan, from Malay dĕlapan, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an — eight.
segi delapan (Indonesian): octagon
Definitions
- octagon
Ancestry of “segi delapan”, step by step
segi delapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian delapan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | delapan | eight |
| 2 | Malay | dĕlapan | Obsolete spelling of delapan |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) alap-an | eight |