Where does “sepuu dekau'” come from?

sepuu dekau' (West Coast Bajau) comes from West Coast Bajau sepuu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-puluq, from Proto-Austronesian sa-puluq.

sepuu dekau' (West Coast Bajau): eleven

Definitions

  1. eleven

Ancestry of “sepuu dekau'”, step by step

sepuu dekau' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Coast Bajau sepuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Coast Bajausepuuten
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansa-puluq—
3Proto-Austronesiansa-puluq—

via West Coast Bajau dekau'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Coast Bajaudekau'one
Every word from Proto-Austronesian sa-puluq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sa-puluq →Every word from West Coast Bajau sepuu →