Where does “pitu likur” come from?
pitu likur (Malay) comes from Malay pitu, from Proto-Malayic pitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu, from Proto-Austronesian pitu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu.
pitu likur (Malay): twenty-seven
Ancestry of “pitu likur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pitu | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | pitu | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pitu | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | pitu | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *pitu | — |