Where does “fulan” come from?
fulan (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bulan, from Austronesian *bulaN, from Proto-Austronesian bulaN — moon; month; menstruation.
fulan (Tetum): moon; month
Definitions
- moon; month
Ancestry of “fulan”, step by step
fulan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian bulan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | bulan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bulan | moon |
| 3 | Austronesian | *bulaN | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bulaN | moon; month; menstruation |
via Arabic فُلَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | فُلَان | so-and-so |