Where does “tig-uran” come from?

tig-uran (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central uran, from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

Ancestry of “tig-uran”, step by step

tig-uran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central uran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraluranrain
2Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain

via Bikol Central tig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraltig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzanEvery word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ