Where does “ulu” come from?

ulu (Hausa) comes from English Wool, from Middle English wolle, from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ulu (Hausa): wool; wool thread

Definitions

  1. wool; wool thread

Ancestry of “ulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoolOS grid ref SY8486
2Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
3Old Englishwullwool
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →