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

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “telu belas”, step by step

telu belas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay telu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteluthree
2Proto-Malayictəluthree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

via Malay belas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic təlu →