Where does “hulo” come from?

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

hulo (Tagalog): source or origin of a river or stream

Definitions

  1. source or origin of a river or stream

Ancestry of “hulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
2Proto-Austronesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →