Where does “sirang ulo” come from?

sirang ulo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

sirang ulo (Tagalog): lunatic; crazy person

Definitions

  1. lunatic; crazy person

Ancestry of “sirang ulo”, step by step

sirang ulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulohead; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Tagalog sira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsiradamage; tear; defect
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansiraqto split open
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →