Where does “tlâo” come from?

tlâo (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic klɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

tlâo (Rade): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tlâo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicklɔwthree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təluEvery word from Proto-Chamic klɔw
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