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
Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tigă | Obsolete spelling of tiga |
| 2 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |
Words derived from “tiga”