Where does “kanapulog tulo” come from?

kanapulog tulo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano napulog tulo, from Cebuano napulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq, from Proto-Austronesian puluq — ten.

Ancestry of “kanapulog tulo”, step by step

kanapulog tulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano napulog tulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonapulog tulothirteen
2Cebuanonapuloten; 10
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
4Proto-Austronesianpuluqten

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puluqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluqEvery word from Cebuano napulo
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