Where does “wulan” come from?

wulan (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

wulan (Old Javanese): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “wulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
2Austronesian*bulaN—
3Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation

Words derived from “wulan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →