Where does “telulas” come from?

telulas (Javanese) comes from Javanese telu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telulas (Javanese): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “telulas”, step by step

telulas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese telu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseteluthree
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesitəlu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Javanese welas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesewelas—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi təlu →