Where does “dua puluh satu” come from?
dua puluh satu (Malay) comes from Malay satu, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
dua puluh satu (Malay): twenty-one
Definitions
- twenty-one
Ancestry of “dua puluh satu”, step by step
dua puluh satu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay satu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | satu | one |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | sA- | one |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Malay dua puluh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | dua puluh | twenty |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) puluh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha puluq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa puluq | — |