Where does “waeo” come from?

waeo (Aklanon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

waeo (Aklanon): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “waeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
2Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu