Where does “kawaloag tulo” come from?

kawaloag tulo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kawaloan, from Cebuano walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

kawaloag tulo (Cebuano): eighty-three

Definitions

  1. eighty-three

Ancestry of “kawaloag tulo”, step by step

kawaloag tulo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano kawaloan

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

via Cebuano tulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotulothree; 3; waterdrop; a drop of something liquid;...
2Austronesian*təlu—

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Cebuano walo →