Where does “milyar” come from?
milyar (Malay) comes from Dutch miljard, from German milliarde, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
milyar (Malay): billion
Definitions
- billion
Ancestry of “milyar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | miljard | a billion, a milliard, 10 |
| 2 | German | milliarde | billion |
| 3 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 4 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Old French | millon | — |
| 7 | Italian | milione | million |
| 8 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 9 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |