Where does “ulan” come from?

ulan (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon ulan, from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

ulan (Chavacano): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “ulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonulanrain
2Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →