Where does “pagbulos” come from?

pagbulos (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central bulos, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulus.

Ancestry of “pagbulos”, step by step

pagbulos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central bulos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralbulos
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bulus

via Bikol Central pag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpag
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulus