Where does “tulo” come from?

tulo (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

tulo (Bikol Central): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*təlu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Philippine *təlu →
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