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
Ancestry of “ualu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *walu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |