Where does “tigulang” come from?

tigulang (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano gulang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ.

tigulang (Cebuano): an elderly person; an adult; the number...

Definitions

  1. an elderly person; an adult; the number...

Ancestry of “tigulang”, step by step

tigulang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano gulang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogulangmature
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀudaŋ—
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀudaŋ—

via Cebuano ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotitiguwang igat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀudaŋ →Every word from Cebuano gulang →