Where does “*bulaːn” come from?

*bulaːn (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

Ancestry of “*bulaːn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*bulaːn”

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