Where does “telu” come from?

telu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telu (Malay): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “telu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictəluthree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

Words derived from “telu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic təlu →