Where does “pangunahing kulay” come from?

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

pangunahing kulay (Tagalog): primary colour

Definitions

  1. primary colour

Ancestry of “pangunahing kulay”, step by step

pangunahing kulay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog kulay

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

via Tagalog pangunahin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpangunahinmain; primary
2Tagalogunafirst; 1st
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray →Every word from Tagalog kulay →