Where does “*təlu” come from?

*təlu (Proto-Philippine) 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 →
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