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
Ancestry of “lima puluh tiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tigă | Obsolete spelling of tiga |
| 2 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |