Where does “ular” come from?
ular (Indonesian) comes from Malay ular, from Proto-Malayic ular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ — snake.
ular (Indonesian): snake
Ancestry of “ular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | ular | snake |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ular | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hulaʀ | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Sulaʀ | snake |