Where does “malaul” come from?

malaul (Tausug) comes from Estonian laul, from Proto-Finnic leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle — breath, soul; spirit, soul.

malaul (Tausug): tired

Definitions

  1. tired

Ancestry of “malaul”, step by step

malaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaulsong; The act of singing
2Proto-Finnicleülüsteam
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewlebreath, soul; spirit, soul

via Tausug ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugma—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle →Every word from Proto-Finnic leülü →Every word from Estonian laul →