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Where does “tulis” come from?

tulis (Cebuano) comes from Tagalog tulisan, from Finnish tulis-.

tulis (Cebuano): to stick up; to rob at gunpoint or knifepoint

Definitions

  1. to stick up; to rob at gunpoint or knifepoint

Ancestry of “tulis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtulisanhighway robber; brigand; bandit; outlaw
2Finnishtulis-—

Words derived from “tulis”

  • tulisan
  • tulisan
Every word from Finnish tulis- →