Where does “telu likur” come from?

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

telu likur (Malay): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “telu likur”, step by step

telu likur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay telu

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

via Malay likur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylikur-tween
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic təlu →