Where does “haykulay” come from?

haykulay (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kulay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray.

haykulay (Tagalog): biochrome

Definitions

  1. biochrome

Ancestry of “haykulay”, step by step

haykulay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kulay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulaycolor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hay-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHay-to go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray →