Where does “lima puluh dua” come from?
lima puluh dua (Malay) comes from Malay dua, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
lima puluh dua (Malay): fifty-two
Definitions
- fifty-two
Ancestry of “lima puluh dua”, step by step
lima puluh dua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay dua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | dua | two |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) | two |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Malay lima puluh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lima puluh | fifty |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | lima(ʔ) puluh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima puluq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | lima puluq | — |