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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | uli | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *ulíq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *uliq | — |
via Bikol Central pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pa | — |