Where does “purulian” come from?

purulian (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central puli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puliq.

Ancestry of “purulian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpuli—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*puliq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puliq →Every word from Bikol Central puli →
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