Where does “uran” come from?

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

uran (Waray-Waray): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “uran”, 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 →