Where does “tiga” come from?

tiga (Indonesian) comes from Malay tigă, from Old Malay *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit त्रिक — triple.

tiga (Indonesian): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaytigăObsolete spelling of tiga
2Old Malay*tiga
3Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕
4Sanskritत्रिकtriple

Words derived from “tiga

Every word from Sanskrit त्रिकEvery word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕Every word from Old Malay *tiga
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