Where does “walompulo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “walompulo”, step by step

walompulo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central walo

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

via Bikol Central na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralna—

via Bikol Central pulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpulo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Bikol Central walo →