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

ulu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻulubreadfruit
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankuluʀbreadfruit

via Inuktitut ᐅᓗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inuktitutᐅᓗa woman's half-moon-shaped knife

via Malay ulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayulu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuluʀ →Every word from Hawaiian ʻulu →