Where does “walo” come from?

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

walo (Maranao): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “walo”, step by step

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