Where does “tiga belas” come from?

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

tiga belas (Indonesian): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “tiga belas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytiga belasthirteen
2MalaytigăObsolete spelling of tiga
3Old Malay*tiga—
4Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕—
5Sanskritत्रिकtriple
Every word from Sanskrit त्रिक →Every word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 →Every word from Old Malay *tiga →