Where does “kulwan” come from?

kulwan (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese hulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

kulwan (Old Javanese): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “kulwan”, step by step

kulwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese hulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesehuluhead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Old Javanese ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseka- -an—

Words derived from “kulwan”

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