Where does “telu belas” come from?
telu belas (Malay) comes from Malay telu, from Proto-Malayic təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
telu belas (Malay): thirteen
Ancestry of “telu belas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | telu | three |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | təlu | three |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |