Where does “walu” come from?
walu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.
Ancestry of “walu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |
Words derived from “walu”