Where does “tulang” come from?

tulang (Dupaningan Agta) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.

tulang (Dupaningan Agta): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “tulang”, step by step

tulang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
2Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuqəlanbone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ