Where does “bilu” come from?

bilu (Tausug) comes from Malay biru, from Proto-Malayic biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw — blue.

bilu (Tausug): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “bilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybirublue
2Proto-Malayicbirublue
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)biʀawblue
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)biʀaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic biru →Every word from Malay biru →
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