Where does “guling” come from?
guling (Malay) comes from Swedish gul, from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
guling (Malay): to roll; to overthrow
Definitions
- to roll; to overthrow
Ancestry of “guling”, step by step
guling traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gul | colored yellow; the color yellow |
| 2 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Chinese Mandarin 牯嶺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 牯嶺 | — |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guliŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *guliŋ | — |