Where does “tiga belas” come from?

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

tiga belas (Malay): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “tiga belas”, step by step

tiga belas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tigă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaytigăObsolete spelling of tiga
2Old Malay*tiga—
3Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕—
4Sanskritत्रिकtriple

via Malay belas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelas-teen; clemency, pity
2Javanesewelas—

Words derived from “tiga belas”

Every word from Sanskrit त्रिक →Every word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 →Every word from Old Malay *tiga →