Where does “sepuluh telu” come from?

sepuluh telu (Malay) comes from Malay telu, from Proto-Malayic təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

sepuluh telu (Malay): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “sepuluh telu”, step by step

sepuluh telu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay telu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteluthree
2Proto-Malayictəluthree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Malay sepuluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysepuluhten
2Proto-MalayicsA-puluh—
3Proto-Oceanic*sa-puluq—
4Austronesian*sa-puluq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic təlu →