Where does “telo” come from?

telo (Ngaju) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

telo (Ngaju): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “telo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
2Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu