Where does “lima puluh tiga” come from?
lima puluh tiga (Malay) comes from Malay tigă, from Old Malay *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit त्रिक — triple.
lima puluh tiga (Malay): fifty-three
Definitions
- fifty-three
Ancestry of “lima puluh tiga”, step by step
lima puluh tiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tigă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tigă | Obsolete spelling of tiga |
| 2 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |
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 | — |