Where does “Bulan” come from?

Bulan (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano Bulan, from Proto-Philippine bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.

Bulan (Tagalog): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “Bulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoBulanthe Moon
2Proto-Philippinebulanmoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbulanmoon
4Austronesian*bulaN—
5Proto-AustronesianbulaNmoon; month; menstruation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulaN →Every word from Austronesian *bulaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan →