Where does “sembilan belas” come from?
sembilan belas (Malay) comes from Malay belas, from Javanese welas.
sembilan belas (Malay): nineteen
Ancestry of “sembilan belas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | belas | -teen; clemency, pity |
| 2 | Javanese | welas | — |