Where does “*bulan” come from?

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

*bulan (Proto-South Sulawesi): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “*bulan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*bulan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →