Where does “empat puluh tujuh” come from?
empat puluh tujuh (Malay) comes from Malay tujuh, from Proto-Malayic tujuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq — to point at.
empat puluh tujuh (Malay): forty-seven
Definitions
- forty-seven
Ancestry of “empat puluh tujuh”, step by step
empat puluh tujuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tujuh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tujuh | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tujuh | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuzuq | to indicate, point |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tuzuq | to point at |
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 | — |