Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/walu

This Proto-Austronesian 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.

Any etymology beyond this reconstructed form is controversial. Sagart (2004) considers it to have arisen after Proto-Austronesian proper, rather than from a compound from *ɣatep (“five”) +‎ *təlu (“three”), and relates it to Kulon-Pazeh xasebatulu (literally “five and three”), but Winter (2010) rejects this on phonological and historical grounds.

• IPA^(key): /walu/

*walu

1. eight

• East Formosan:
  • Kavalan: uwalu
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *walu
  • East Barito:
    • Malagasy: valo
  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Aklanon: waeo
    • Asi: wayo
    • Bikol Central: walo
    • Bolinao: walo
    • Botolan Sambal: walo
    • Brooke's Point Palawano: walu
    • Cebuano: walo
    • Cuyunon: walo
    • Dupaningan Agta: walu
    • Hiligaynon: walo
    • Ibanag: walu
    • Ilocano: walo
    • Proto-Kalamian:
      • Agutaynen: walo
    • Limos Kalinga: walu
    • Maguindanao: walu
    • Tagakaulu Kalagan: walu
    • Tagalog: walo
    • Waray-Waray: walo
    • Yami: awao
  • Sama-Bajaw:
    • West Coast Bajau: wau'
  • Celebic:
    • Lindu: uwalu
  • 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:
      • Tetum: ualu
    • Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦭꦸ (wolu)
  • Kaili-Pamona:
    • Uma: walu
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Madurese: ꦧꦭ꧀ꦭꦸꦃ
    • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
      • Proto-Malayic: *walu

• Sagart, Laurent. 2004. "The higher phylogeny of Austronesian and the position of Tai-Kadai." Oceanic Linguistics 43, 2:411–444.
• Winter, Bodo. 2010. "A note on the higher phylogeny of Austronesian." Oceanic Linguistics 49, 1:282–287.