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

  1. rainy season; monsoon season

Ancestry of “tag-ulan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulanrain
2Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →