Where does “satu puluh lapan” come from?

satu puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay sepuluh, from Proto-Malayic sA-puluh, from Proto-Oceanic *sa-puluq, from Austronesian *sa-puluq.

satu puluh lapan (Malay): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “satu puluh lapan”, step by step

satu puluh lapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sepuluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysepuluhten
2Proto-MalayicsA-puluh—
3Proto-Oceanic*sa-puluq—
4Austronesian*sa-puluq—

via Malay dĕlapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaydĕlapanObsolete spelling of delapan
2Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ) alap-aneight
Every word from Austronesian *sa-puluq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *sa-puluq →Every word from Proto-Malayic sA-puluh →