Where does “lapan belas” come from?

lapan belas (Malay) comes from Malay lapan, from Malay dĕlapan, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an — eight.

lapan belas (Malay): eighteen; Nonstandard form of delapan belas

Definitions

  1. eighteen; Nonstandard form of delapan belas

Ancestry of “lapan belas”, step by step

lapan belas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay lapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylapaneight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan
2MalaydĕlapanObsolete spelling of delapan
3Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ) alap-aneight

via Malay belas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—

Words derived from “lapan belas”

Every word from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an →Every word from Malay dĕlapan →Every word from Malay lapan →