Where does “*ma-tolu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*ma-tolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*ma-təlu—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantəlu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree

Words derived from “*ma-tolu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu →