Where does “kulang” come from?

kulang (Bikol Central) comes from Malay kurang, from Proto-Malayic *kuraŋ.

Ancestry of “kulang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykurangless; fewer; not enough
2Proto-Malayic*kuraŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayic *kuraŋ →Every word from Malay kurang →