Where does “ubal” come from?

ubal (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *qubal, from Proto-Austronesian qubaN — grey hair.

ubal (Taroko): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “ubal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*qubalgrey hair
2Proto-AustronesianqubaNgrey hair
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qubaN →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *qubal →