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Where does “tulang” come from?

tulang (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.

tulang (Ilocano): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “tulang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
2Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone
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