Where does “lapan ribu” come from?

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

lapan ribu (Malay): eight thousand

Definitions

  1. eight thousand

Ancestry of “lapan ribu”, step by step

lapan ribu 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 ribu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayributhousand; million
2Proto-Malayic*ribu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀibuthousand
Every word from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an →Every word from Malay dĕlapan →Every word from Malay lapan →