Where does “ualu” come from?

ualu (Tetum) comes from Proto-Philippine *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

ualu (Tetum): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ualu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*walu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

Words derived from “ualu”

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