Where does “telu” come from?

telu (Indonesian) comes from Malay telu, from Proto-Malayic təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telu (Indonesian): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “telu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteluthree
2Proto-Malayictəluthree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic təlu →
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