Where does “seratus lima” come from?

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

seratus lima (Malay): one hundred and five

Definitions

  1. one hundred and five

Ancestry of “seratus lima”, step by step

seratus lima 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 lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylimafive
2Proto-Malayiclima(ʔ)five
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
4Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sa-ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-ʀatus →Every word from Proto-Malayic sA-ratus →