Where does “uling” come from?

uling (Kankanaey) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋ.

uling (Kankanaey): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “uling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqujiŋ—
2Proto-Austronesianqujiŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qujiŋ →
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