Where does “seratus dua puluh” come from?

seratus dua puluh (Malay) comes from Malay seratus, from Proto-Malayic sA-ratus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus.

seratus dua puluh (Malay): one hundred and twenty, twelfty

Definitions

  1. one hundred and twenty, twelfty

Ancestry of “seratus dua puluh”, step by step

seratus dua puluh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay seratus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseratusone hundred
2Proto-MalayicsA-ratus—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansa-ʀatus—
4Proto-Austronesiansa-ʀaCus—

via Malay dua puluh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydua puluhtwenty
2Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ) puluh—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduha puluq—
4Proto-AustronesianduSa puluq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatus →Every word from Proto-Malayic sA-ratus →