Where does “kaulohan” come from?

kaulohan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano ulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

kaulohan (Cebuano): a capital city

Definitions

  1. a capital city

Ancestry of “kaulohan”, step by step

kaulohan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoulothe head; the part of the body of an animal or...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Cebuano ka- -han

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -han
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluhEvery word from Proto-Austronesian quluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu