Where does “kulaylawas” come from?

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

kulaylawas (Tagalog): chromosome

Definitions

  1. chromosome

Ancestry of “kulaylawas”, step by step

kulaylawas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kulay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkulaycolor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuray—

via Cebuano lawas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanolawasthe body; ripped; having extremely low bodyfat...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray →Every word from Tagalog kulay →