Where does “empat puluh lapan” come from?
empat puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay empat puluh, from Proto-Malayic əmpat puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat puluq, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat puluq.
empat puluh lapan (Malay): forty-eight
Definitions
- forty-eight
Ancestry of “empat puluh lapan”, step by step
empat puluh lapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay empat puluh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | empat puluh | forty |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | əmpat puluh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat puluq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat puluq | — |
via Malay lapan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lapan | eight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan |
| 2 | Malay | dĕlapan | Obsolete spelling of delapan |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) alap-an | eight |