Where does “saribu” come from?
saribu (Minangkabau) comes from Minangkabau sa, from Proto-Malayic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
saribu (Minangkabau): one thousand
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Ancestry of “saribu”, step by step
saribu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Minangkabau sa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | sa | one |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | əsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Minangkabau ribu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | ribu | — |