Where does “unan” come from?

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

unan (Tagalog): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “unan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogulunanhead or top end of something
2Tagalogulohead; talent; intelligence; mind; thoughts
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
4Proto-Austronesianquluhead
5Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body

Words derived from “unan”

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