Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bulu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Noun

*bulu

  1. body hair

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Northern Luzon
      • Isnag: bulbul
    • Greater Central Philippine
  • Barito
  • Chamorro: pulu
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • North Bornean
  • Old Javanese: wulu
  • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
    • Balinese: ᬩᬸᬮᬸ (bulu)
  • Proto-Malayic: *bulu (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Polynesian: *fulu

Further reading