Where does “walu” come from?

walu (Banjarese) comes from Old Javanese walu, from Proto-Malayic walu, from Austronesian *walu.

walu (Banjarese): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “walu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewaluwidow
2Proto-Malayicwalueight
3Austronesian*walu—
Every word from Austronesian *walu →Every word from Proto-Malayic walu →Every word from Old Javanese walu →