Where does “valo” come from?

valo (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

valo (Malagasy): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “valo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
2Proto-Austronesianwalueight

Words derived from “valo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →
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