Where does “lima puluh sembilan” come from?
lima puluh sembilan (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 sembilan (Malay): fifty-nine
Definitions
- fifty-nine
Ancestry of “lima puluh sembilan”, step by step
lima puluh sembilan 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 sĕmbilan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | sĕmbilan | Obsolete spelling of sembilan |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | əsa(ʔ) ambil-an | nine |