Where does “lapan puluh lapan” come from?
lapan puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay lapan puluh, from Malay puluh, from Proto-Malayic puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
lapan puluh lapan (Malay): eighty-eight
Definitions
- eighty-eight
Ancestry of “lapan puluh lapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lapan puluh | eighty |
| 2 | Malay | puluh | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | puluh | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |