Where does “sulu” come from?

sulu (English) comes from Spanish Joló, from Tausug Sulug, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg.

sulu (English): An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and...

Definitions

  1. An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and...

Ancestry of “sulu”, step by step

sulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Joló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishJolóSultanate of Sulu
2TausugSulug—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sələg—

via Spanish Sulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSulu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg →Every word from Tausug Sulug →Every word from Spanish Joló →