Where does “kulay-pilak” come from?

kulay-pilak (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pilak, from Malay pirak, from Proto-Malayic pirak.

kulay-pilak (Tagalog): silver in color/colour

Definitions

  1. silver in color/colour

Ancestry of “kulay-pilak”, step by step

kulay-pilak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog pilak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpilaksilver
2MalaypirakObsolete form of perak
3Proto-Malayicpirak—

via Tagalog kulay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulaycolor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—
Every word from Proto-Malayic pirak →