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Where does “bulou” come from?

bulou (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-North Sarawak bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bulou (Central Melanau): hair; fur; feather

Definitions

  1. hair; fur; feather

Ancestry of “bulou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakbulu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →