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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayseratusone hundred
2Proto-MalayicsA-ratus—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansa-ʀatus—
4Proto-Austronesiansa-ʀaCus—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus →