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Where does “limo puluah” come from?

limo puluah (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic lima(ʔ) puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima puluq, from Proto-Austronesian lima puluq.

limo puluah (Minangkabau): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “limo puluah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayiclima(ʔ) puluh—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlima puluq—
3Proto-Austronesianlima puluq—

Words derived from “limo puluah”

  • limo puluah salapan
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima puluq →