Where does “təlu” come from?

təlu (Proto-North Sarawak) 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”

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