Where does “ulingay” come from?

ulingay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano uling, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋ.

ulingay (Cebuano): a wager in card games where losers are punished...

Definitions

  1. a wager in card games where losers are punished...

Ancestry of “ulingay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoulingcharcoal; to make charcoal; to become charcoal
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqujiŋ—
3Proto-Austronesianqujiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ →Every word from Cebuano uling →