Where does “enam puluh lima” come from?

enam puluh lima (Malay) comes from Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

enam puluh lima (Malay): sixty-five

Definitions

  1. sixty-five

Ancestry of “enam puluh lima”, step by step

enam puluh lima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylimafive
2Proto-Malayiclima(ʔ)five
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
4Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

via Malay enam puluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayenam puluhsixty
2Proto-Malayicənəm puluh
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəm puluq
4Proto-Austronesianənəm puluq
Every word from Proto-Austronesian limaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limaEvery word from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ)