Where does “uleng” come from?

uleng (Buginese) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

uleng (Buginese): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “uleng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bulanmoon; month
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →