Where does “ulumbubong” come from?

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

ulumbubong (Tagalog): ridge of a roof

Definitions

  1. ridge of a roof

Ancestry of “ulumbubong”, step by step

ulumbubong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog ulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulohead; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

via Tagalog bubong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbubongroof (especially the ridge)
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bubuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →