Where does “hulu” come from?
hulu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh.
hulu (Malay): head; upstream, inland; starting, beginning
Definitions
- head; upstream, inland; starting, beginning
Ancestry of “hulu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | hulu(ʔ) | head |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qulu | head |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qulu | head |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | quluh | — |
Words derived from “hulu”