Where does “hulganan” come from?

hulganan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano hulog, from Proto-Philippine huluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Suluʀ.

hulganan (Cebuano): a dropbox; a coin slot; a PO box

Definitions

  1. a dropbox; a coin slot; a PO box

Ancestry of “hulganan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohulogto drop; to let fall; to allow to fall; to fall;...
2Proto-Philippinehuluʀ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhuluʀto fall
4Proto-AustronesianSuluʀ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian huluʀ →Every word from Proto-Philippine huluʀ →
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