Where does “ugat” come from?

ugat (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC — vein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle.

ugat (Tausug): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “ugat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineuʀat—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianuʀatblood vessel
3Proto-AustronesianhuʀaCvein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat →Every word from Proto-Philippine uʀat →