Where does “kawaloag walo” come from?
kawaloag walo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano kawaloan, from Cebuano walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.
kawaloag walo (Cebuano): eighty-eight
Definitions
- eighty-eight
Ancestry of “kawaloag walo”, step by step
kawaloag walo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano kawaloan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | kawaloan | eighty |
| 2 | Cebuano | walo | eight; 8 |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |
via Cebuano ug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | ug | and |