Where does “ula” come from?

ula (Sundanese) comes from Javanese ꦲꦸꦭ, from Old Javanese ulā, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ — snake.

ula (Sundanese): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “ula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦸꦭsnake legless reptile
2Old Javaneseulāsnake legless reptile
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhulaʀsnake
4Proto-AustronesianSulaʀsnake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ →Every word from Old Javanese ulā →