Where does “kulay-pulot” come from?

kulay-pulot (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog pulot, from Proto-Philippine *pudut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.

kulay-pulot (Tagalog): honey-colored

Definitions

  1. honey-colored

Ancestry of “kulay-pulot”, step by step

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

via Tagalog pulot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpulotact of picking up something from the floor
2Proto-Philippine*pudut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pu(n)zut—

via Tagalog kulay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulaycolor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut →
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