Where does “tujuh puluh lapan” come from?
tujuh puluh lapan (Malay) comes from Malay lapan, from Malay dĕlapan, from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ) alap-an — eight.
tujuh puluh lapan (Malay): seventy-eight
Ancestry of “tujuh puluh lapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | lapan | eight; Nonstandard spelling of delapan |
| 2 | Malay | dĕlapan | Obsolete spelling of delapan |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | dua(ʔ) alap-an | eight |