Where does “siyamnapu't walo” come from?
siyamnapu't walo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog siyamnapu, from Tagalog pu, from Tagalog puo, from German Puwo, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt — dog.
siyamnapu't walo (Tagalog): ninety-eight
Definitions
- ninety-eight
Ancestry of “siyamnapu't walo”, step by step
siyamnapu't walo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog siyamnapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | siyamnapu | ninety |
| 2 | Tagalog | pu | ten |
| 3 | Tagalog | puo | — |
| 4 | German | Puwo | an experimental hybrid of poodle and wolf |
| 5 | German | Pudel | poodle |
| 6 | German | Pudelhund | poodle |
| 7 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 8 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 9 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Tagalog walo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | walo | eight |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |
via Spanish noventa y ocho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | noventa y ocho | ninety-eight |