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Where does “ulu” come from?

ulu (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuluʀ — breadfruit.

ulu (English): An all-purpose knife traditionally used by...

Definitions

  1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by...

Ancestry of “ulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻulubreadfruit
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankuluʀbreadfruit
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