Where does “satu ribu satu” come from?

satu ribu satu (Malay) comes from Malay satu ribu, from Malay satu, from Proto-Malayic sA-, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

satu ribu satu (Malay): one thousand one

Definitions

  1. one thousand one

Ancestry of “satu ribu satu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysatu ribuone thousand
2Malaysatuone
3Proto-MalayicsA-one
4Proto-Malayicəsa—
5Proto-Malayo-Chamicəsa—
6Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanəsa—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəsaone
8Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
9Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa →