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
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Ancestry of “limo puluah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | lima(ʔ) puluh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | lima puluq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | lima puluq | — |