Where does “ulu hati” come from?

ulu hati (Malay) comes from Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

Ancestry of “ulu hati”, step by step

ulu hati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhuluhead; upstream, inland; starting, beginning
2Proto-Malayichulu(ʔ)head
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhead
5Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Malay hati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhatiliver; heart
2Proto-Malayichatiliver
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
4Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →