Where does “bulbul” come from?

bulbul (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bulbul (Tausug): fur, hair

Definitions

  1. fur, hair

Ancestry of “bulbul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluhair
2Proto-Austronesianbulu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulu