Where does “i-uli” come from?

i-uli (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central uli, from Proto-Philippine *ulíq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

Ancestry of “i-uli”, step by step

i-uli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central uli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraluli—
2Proto-Philippine*ulíq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uliq—

via Bikol Central i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centrali—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ulíq →Every word from Bikol Central uli →
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