Where does “mabulokon” come from?

mabulokon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bulok, from Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk — rotten; bad.

mabulokon (Cebuano): colorful

Definitions

  1. colorful

Ancestry of “mabulokon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobuloka color
2Malayburukold, rotten; decayed; bad
3Proto-Malayicburukrotten; worn out; gone bad
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuʀukrotten; bad
5Proto-Austronesianbuʀukrotten; bad
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buʀuk →Every word from Proto-Malayic buruk →