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Where does “kulay” come from?

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

kulay (Tagalog): color

Definitions

  1. color

Ancestry of “kulay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—

Words derived from “kulay”

  • makulay
  • silidkulay
  • kulayputol
  • kulayin
  • kulaylawas
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray →