Where does “gwalo” come from?

gwalo (Karao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

gwalo (Karao): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “gwalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
2Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →