Where does “烏魯” come from?

烏魯 (Chinese) comes from Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

Ancestry of “烏魯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhuluhead; upstream, inland; starting, beginning
2Proto-Malayichulu(ʔ)head
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhead
5Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →