Where does “ampek” come from?

ampek (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

ampek (Minangkabau): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “ampek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicəmpatfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Malayic əmpat →