Where does “basag-ulo” come from?

basag-ulo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

basag-ulo (Tagalog): brawl; altercation; scuffle

Definitions

  1. brawl; altercation; scuffle

Ancestry of “basag-ulo”, step by step

basag-ulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulohead; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Tagalog basag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbasagbroken; cracked; crack
2Proto-Philippine*basag—

Words derived from “basag-ulo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →