Where does “tubig-ulan” come from?

tubig-ulan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog ulan, from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

tubig-ulan (Tagalog): rainwater

Definitions

  1. rainwater

Ancestry of “tubig-ulan”, step by step

tubig-ulan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ulan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulanrain
2Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain

via Tagalog tubig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtubigwater; talkative and dishonest
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubiʀdeep place in the water
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →