Where does “makawalo” come from?

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

makawalo (Cebuano): eight times

Definitions

  1. eight times

Ancestry of “makawalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanowaloeight; 8
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Cebuano walo →