Where does “uled” come from?

uled (Lun Bawang) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

uled (Lun Bawang): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “uled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
2Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →