Where does “enam likur” come from?

enam likur (Malay) comes from Malay enam, from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

enam likur (Malay): twenty-six

Definitions

  1. twenty-six

Ancestry of “enam likur”, step by step

enam likur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay enam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayenamsix
2Proto-Malayicənəmsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Malay likur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylikur-tween
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →