Where does “pauli” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pauli”, step by step

pauli 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 pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpa

Words derived from “pauli

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliqEvery word from Proto-Philippine *ulíqEvery word from Bikol Central uli