Where does “napulog walo” come from?

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

napulog walo (Cebuano): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “napulog walo”, step by step

napulog walo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano walo

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

via Cebuano napulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonapuloten; 10
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuluqten
3Proto-Austronesianpuluqten

via Cebuano ug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanougand

Words derived from “napulog walo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →