Where does “lima puluh lapan” come from?
lima puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay lima puluh, from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ) puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima puluq, from Proto-Austronesian lima puluq.
lima puluh lapan (Malay): fifty-eight
Definitions
- fifty-eight
Ancestry of “lima puluh lapan”, step by step
lima puluh lapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Malay lapan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lapan | eight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan |
| 2 | Malay | dĕlapan | Obsolete spelling of delapan |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) alap-an | eight |