Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/bulan

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN.

Noun

*bulan

1. moon

Descendants

• Batanic
  • Yami: vehan
• Greater Central Philippine
  • Central Philippine
    • Bikol
      • Bikol Central: bulan
    • Bisayan
      • Southern Bisayan
        • Surigaonon: buyan
        • Tausug: buwan
      • Cebuano: bulan
      • Central Bisayan
        • Hiligaynon: bulan
        • Masbatenyo: bulan
        • Romblomanon: buyan
        • Waray-Waray: bulan
      • Western Bisayan
        • Aklanon: buean
        • Ratagnon: bulan
    • Tagalog: buwan
  • Danao
    • Maranao: bolan
  • Manobo
    • Matigsalug Manobo: bulan
  • Palawanic
    • Brooke's Point Palawano: bulan
• Northern Luzon
  • Ilocano: bulan
  • Meso-Cordilleran
    • South-Central Cordilleran
      • Central Cordilleran
        • North-Central Cordilleran
          • Kalinga-Itneg
            • Limos Kalinga: bulan
      • Southern Cordilleran
        • West Southern Cordilleran
          • Nuclear Southern Cordilleran
            • Ibaloi: bulan
            • Karao: bolan
            • Kayapa Kallahan: bulan
  • Northeastern Luzon
    • Dupaningan Agta: bulan
• Central Luzon
  • Kapampangan: bulan
  • Sambalic
    • Sambali: bolan