Where does “bulbol” come from?

bulbol (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine bulbul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bulbol (Tagalog): hair in armpits; pubic hair

Definitions

  1. hair in armpits; pubic hair

Ancestry of “bulbol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebulbulbody hair; feathers
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
3Proto-Austronesianbulu—

Words derived from “bulbol”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu →Every word from Proto-Philippine bulbul →