Where does “tag-ulan” come from?
tag-ulan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ulan, from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.
tag-ulan (Tagalog): rainy season; monsoon season
Definitions
- rainy season; monsoon season
Ancestry of “tag-ulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | ulan | rain |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *qudaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | quzan | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | quzaN | rain |