Where does “enam puluh sembilan” come from?
enam puluh sembilan (Malay) comes from Malay enam puluh, from Proto-Malayic ənəm puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm puluq, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm puluq.
enam puluh sembilan (Malay): sixty-nine
Definitions
- sixty-nine
Ancestry of “enam puluh sembilan”, step by step
enam puluh sembilan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay enam puluh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | enam puluh | sixty |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ənəm puluh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ənəm puluq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ənəm puluq | — |
via Malay sĕmbilan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | sĕmbilan | Obsolete spelling of sembilan |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | əsa(ʔ) ambil-an | nine |