Where does “pulot” come from?
pulot (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *pudut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.
pulot (Tagalog): act of picking up something from the floor
Definitions
- act of picking up something from the floor
Ancestry of “pulot”, step by step
pulot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Philippine *pudut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *pudut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *pu(n)zut | — |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *pulut | — |