Where does “təlu” come from?

təlu (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan təlu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

Ancestry of “təlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawantəlu—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesitəlu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
4Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi təlu →