Where does “urulian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “urulian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centraluli—
2Proto-Philippine*ulíq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uliq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ulíq →Every word from Bikol Central uli →
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