Where does “bulan” come from?
bulan (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.
bulan (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): moon
Ancestry of “bulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *bulaN | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | bulaN | moon; month; menstruation |
Words derived from “bulan”