Where does “tiga ribu” come from?

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

tiga ribu (Malay): three thousand

Definitions

  1. three thousand

Ancestry of “tiga ribu”, step by step

tiga ribu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tigă

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

via Malay ribu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayributhousand; million
2Proto-Malayic*ribu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀibuthousand
Every word from Sanskrit त्रिक →Every word from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 →Every word from Old Malay *tiga →