Where does “duo mpu dekau'” come from?
duo mpu dekau' (West Coast Bajau) comes from West Coast Bajau duo mpu, from West Coast Bajau duo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
duo mpu dekau' (West Coast Bajau): twenty-one
Ancestry of “duo mpu dekau'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | West Coast Bajau | duo mpu | twenty |
| 2 | West Coast Bajau | duo | two |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |