Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/walu

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian[edit]

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *walu

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

*walu

  1. eight

Descendants[edit]

  • East Barito:
    • Malagasy: valo
  • Proto-Philippine:
  • Sama-Bajaw:
    • West Coast Bajau: wau'
  • Celebic:
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Fijian: walu
          • Proto-Polynesian: *walu (see there for further descendants)
          • Rotuman: vạlu
    • Timor-Babar:
    • Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦭꦸ (wolu)
  • Kaili-Pamona:
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: