Where does “sembilan puluh” come from?
sembilan puluh (Malay) comes from Malay puluh, from Proto-Malayic puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
sembilan puluh (Malay): ninety
Ancestry of “sembilan puluh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | puluh | ten |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | puluh | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |
Words derived from “sembilan puluh”