Where does “telo” come from?
telo (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
telo (Malagasy): three
Ancestry of “telo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |