Where does “lima ribu” come from?
lima ribu (Malay) comes from Indonesian lima, from Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.
lima ribu (Malay): five thousand
Ancestry of “lima ribu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | lima | five |
| 2 | Malay | lima | five |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | lima(ʔ) | five |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima | five; hand |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | lima | five; hand |