Where does “əmpat” come from?

əmpat (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

Ancestry of “əmpat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiəmpat
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

Words derived from “əmpat

Every word from Proto-Austronesian SəpatEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpatEvery word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi əmpat
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