Where does “kanapulo” come from?
kanapulo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano napulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.
Ancestry of “kanapulo”, step by step
kanapulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano napulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | napulo | ten; 10 |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puluq | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | puluq | ten |
via Cebuano ka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ka | — |