Where does “ulo” come from?

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

ulo (Tagalog): head; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts

Definitions

  1. head; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts

Ancestry of “ulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
2Proto-Austronesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

Words derived from “ulo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →