Where does “tigă” come from?

tigă (Malay) comes from Old Malay *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit त्रिक — triple.

tigă (Malay): Obsolete spelling of tiga

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of tiga

Ancestry of “tigă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Malay*tiga
2Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕
3Sanskritत्रिकtriple

Words derived from “tigă

Every word from Sanskrit त्रिकEvery word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕Every word from Old Malay *tiga