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
Ancestry of “tulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *təlu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |