Where does “putli” come from?

putli (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano putol, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putul, from Proto-Austronesian putun₂.

putli (Cebuano): pure; chaste; virgin; of royal lineage

Definitions

  1. pure; chaste; virgin; of royal lineage

Ancestry of “putli”, step by step

putli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano putol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoputolTo cut. to divide, to split; To cut off, to...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputulto break off, cut off
3Proto-Austronesianputun₂—

via Cebuano i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoi—

via Sanskrit पुत्री

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुत्रीdaughter

Words derived from “putli”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian putun₂ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putul →Every word from Cebuano putol →