Where does “kaulangan” come from?

kaulangan (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central ulang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.

Ancestry of “kaulangan”, step by step

kaulangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central ulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralulang—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qelaŋ—

via Bikol Central ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ →Every word from Bikol Central ulang →