Where does “wulang hiwa” come from?

wulang hiwa (Kambera) comes from Kambera wula, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

wulang hiwa (Kambera): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “wulang hiwa”, step by step

wulang hiwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kambera wula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kamberawulamoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

via Kambera hiwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kamberahiwa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →