Where does “klâo” come from?

klâo (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic klɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

klâo (Jarai): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “klâo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicklɔwthree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Chamic klɔw →