Where does “ulun” come from?

ulun (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun — outsiders; alien people.

ulun (Iban): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “ulun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*hulun—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qulunoutsiders; alien people
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun →Every word from Proto-Malayic *hulun →