Where does “hulubalang” come from?

hulubalang (Tausug) comes from Malay hulubalang, from Malay hulu, from Proto-Malayic hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

hulubalang (Tausug): A great warrior, hero

Definitions

  1. A great warrior, hero

Ancestry of “hulubalang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhulubalangulubalang
2Malayhuluhead; upstream, inland; starting, beginning
3Proto-Malayichulu(ʔ)head
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
5Proto-Austronesianquluhead
6Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluh →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qulu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu →