Where does “napulo'g walo” come from?

napulo'g walo (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon walo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

napulo'g walo (Hiligaynon): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “napulo'g walo”, step by step

napulo'g walo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hiligaynon walo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonwaloeight
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Hiligaynon kag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonkagand, as well as

via Hiligaynon napulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonnapuloten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Hiligaynon walo →