Where does “ulan-ginoo” come from?

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

ulan-ginoo (Tagalog): light rain

Definitions

  1. light rain

Ancestry of “ulan-ginoo”, step by step

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

via Tagalog ulan

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

via Tagalog ginoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogginoomister, gentleman
2Proto-Oceanic*tuqu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →