Where does “bulan” come from?

bulan (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

bulan (Bikol Central): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “bulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

Words derived from “bulan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →