Where does “walu” come from?
walu (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Oceanic walu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.
walu (Hawaiian): eight, eighth; to scratch
Definitions
- eight, eighth; to scratch
Ancestry of “walu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | walu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |