Where does “ulan” come from?
ulan (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.
Ancestry of “ulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *qudaŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | quzan | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | quzaN | rain |