peut (Acehnese)
Where does "peut" come from?
The Acehnese word 'peut,' meaning 'four,' traces its origins back to the ancient Proto-Austronesian root *Səpat. Over centuries, this ancestral term evolved into the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian form *əpat before eventually settling into its modern Acehnese pronunciation.
Full etymology tree
- peut (Acehnese), 'four'
- inherited peuët (Acehnese), 'four'
- inherited *paːt (Proto-Chamic), 'four'
- inherited *əpat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian), 'four'
- inherited *Səpat (Proto-Austronesian), 'four'
- inherited *əpat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian), 'four'
- inherited *paːt (Proto-Chamic), 'four'
- inherited peuët (Acehnese), 'four'
Ancestors
- *əpat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian)
- *Səpat (Proto-Austronesian)
Updated July 2026
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