Where does “ulu” come from?

ulu (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

ulu (Iban): handle of a weapon or tools

Definitions

  1. handle of a weapon or tools

Ancestry of “ulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichulu(ʔ)head
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →