Where does “tula” come from?

tula (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *tola, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.

tula (Rukai): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “tula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*tolaeel
2Proto-AustronesiantuNafreshwater eel
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