Where does “ting-ulan” come from?
ting-ulan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Ulan, from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.
ting-ulan (Cebuano): the rainy season; the wet season; the monsoon...
Definitions
- the rainy season; the wet season; the monsoon...
Ancestry of “ting-ulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Ulan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qudaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | quzan | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | quzaN | rain |