Where does “kanapulog walo” come from?

kanapulog walo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano napulog walo, from Cebuano walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

Ancestry of “kanapulog walo”, step by step

kanapulog walo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano napulog walo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonapulog waloeighteen
2Cebuanowaloeight; 8
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
4Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu