Where does “tiga puluh tiga” come from?

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

tiga puluh tiga (Malay): thirty-three

Definitions

  1. thirty-three

Ancestry of “tiga puluh tiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytiga puluhthirty
2Indonesiantigathree
3MalaytigăObsolete spelling of tiga
4Old Malay*tiga
5Prakrit𑀢𑀺𑀕
6Sanskritत्रिकtriple
Every word from Sanskrit त्रिकEvery word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕Every word from Old Malay *tiga