Where does “ullang” come from?

ullang (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

ullang (Tausug): shrimp; prawn

Definitions

  1. shrimp; prawn

Ancestry of “ullang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
3Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →
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