Where does “makanapulo” come from?

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

makanapulo (Cebuano): ten times

Definitions

  1. ten times

Ancestry of “makanapulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonapuloten; 10
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puluq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puluq →Every word from Cebuano napulo →
makanapulo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer