Where does “اولت بولو” come from?

اولت بولو (Malay) comes from Malay بولو, from Proto-Malayic bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

اولت بولو (Malay): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “اولت بولو”, step by step

اولت بولو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay بولو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayبولوhair
2Proto-Malayicbuluhair
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
4Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Malay اولت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayاولتJawi spelling of ulat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayic bulu →