Where does “*walu” come from?
*walu (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.
Ancestry of “*walu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |