Where does “tulang” come from?
tulang (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tulaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.
tulang (Malay): bone
Ancestry of “tulang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | tulaŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuqəlaŋ | Alternative form of *tuqəlan |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | CuqəlaN | bone |