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-ʀaCusEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatusEvery word from Proto-Malayic sA-ratus
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