Where does “himula” come from?

himula (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pula, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula — red.

himula (Tagalog): reddening

Definitions

  1. reddening

Ancestry of “himula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpulared; egg yolk; adverse criticism; act of finding...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pulared
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pula →Every word from Tagalog pula →
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