Where does “wau'” come from?

wau' (West Coast Bajau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

wau' (West Coast Bajau): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “wau'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
2Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →