Where does “tiga likur” come from?

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

tiga likur (Malay): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “tiga likur”, step by step

tiga likur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tigă

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

via Malay likur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylikur-tween
Every word from Sanskrit त्रिक →Every word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 →Every word from Old Malay *tiga →