Where does “vulan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
3Austronesian*bulaN—
4Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →
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