Where does “uli” come from?

uli (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine *ulíq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

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Ancestry of “uli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*ulíq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uliq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq →Every word from Proto-Philippine *ulíq →