Where does “puluah” come from?
puluah (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic puluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
puluah (Minangkabau): ten
Ancestry of “puluah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | puluh | ten |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |
Words derived from “puluah”