Where does “seratus lapan” come from?

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

seratus lapan (Malay): one hundred and eight

Definitions

  1. one hundred and eight

Ancestry of “seratus lapan”, step by step

seratus lapan 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 lapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylapaneight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan
2MalaydĕlapanObsolete spelling of delapan
3Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ) alap-aneight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatus →Every word from Proto-Malayic sA-ratus →