Where does “enam puluh enam” come from?

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

enam puluh enam (Malay): sixty-six

Definitions

  1. sixty-six

Ancestry of “enam puluh enam”, step by step

enam puluh enam 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 enam puluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayenam puluhsixty
2Proto-Malayicənəm puluh
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəm puluq
4Proto-Austronesianənəm puluq
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəmEvery word from Proto-Austronesian ənəmEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm
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