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Where does “təlu” come from?

təlu (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

Ancestry of “təlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
2Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

Words derived from “təlu”

  • toru
  • tolu
  • toru
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  • toru
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  • təlu
  • tolu
  • toru
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Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →