Where does “بولن” come from?

بولن (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

بولن (Malay): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “بولن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbulanmoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →