Where does “Sulu” come from?

Sulu (Spanish) comes from Tausug Sulug, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg.

Ancestry of “Sulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TausugSulug—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sələg—

Words derived from “Sulu”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg →Every word from Tausug Sulug →