Where does “sembilan puluh lapan” come from?
sembilan puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay sembilan puluh, from Malay puluh, from Proto-Malayic puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
sembilan puluh lapan (Malay): ninety-eight
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sembilan puluh lapan”, step by step
sembilan puluh lapan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay sembilan puluh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | sembilan puluh | ninety |
| 2 | Malay | puluh | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | puluh | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |
via Malay lapan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | lapan | eight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan |
| 2 | Malay | dĕlapan | Obsolete spelling of delapan |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) alap-an | eight |