Where does “jultarbang” come from?
jultarbang (Tausug) comes from Malay juruterbang, from Malay terbang, from Proto-Malayic tAr-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.
jultarbang (Tausug): pilot, aviator (of both commercial and military aircraft and rotorcraft)
Definitions
- pilot, aviator (of both commercial and military aircraft and rotorcraft)
Ancestry of “jultarbang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | juruterbang | pilot controller of aircraft |
| 2 | Malay | terbang | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tAr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taʀ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | taʀ- | — |