Where does “sambilan puluah” come from?

sambilan puluah (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic əsa(ʔ) ambil-an puluh.

sambilan puluah (Minangkabau): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “sambilan puluah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicəsa(ʔ) ambil-an puluh
Every word from Proto-Malayic əsa(ʔ) ambil-an puluh
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