Where does “rolas” come from?

rolas (Javanese) comes from Javanese loro, from Old Javanese rwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

rolas (Javanese): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “rolas”, step by step

rolas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese loro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseloroA numerical value equal to 2; the second number...
2Old Javaneserwatwo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Javanese welas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesewelas
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa