Where does “ikawalo” come from?

ikawalo (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

Ancestry of “ikawalo”, step by step

ikawalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central walo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralwaloeight
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Bikol Central ika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralika—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
3Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →