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
Ancestry of “tiga likur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tigă | Obsolete spelling of tiga |
| 2 | Old Malay | *tiga | — |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀺𑀕 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त्रिक | triple |