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 — head part of the body.

hulu (Malay): head; upstream, inland; starting, beginning

Definitions

  1. head; upstream, inland; starting, beginning

Ancestry of “hulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichulu(ʔ)head
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

Words derived from “hulu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →