Where does “dalawampu't tatlo” come from?

dalawampu't tatlo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tatlo, from Proto-Philippine *ta-təlu.

dalawampu't tatlo (Tagalog): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “dalawampu't tatlo”, step by step

dalawampu't tatlo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tatlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtatlothree
2Proto-Philippine*ta-təlu—

via Tagalog Dalawampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogDalawampumostly found in Batangas
2Tagalogdalawamputwenty

via Tagalog 't

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog't—
Every word from Proto-Philippine *ta-təlu →