Malay hulu

← Proto-Austronesian *qulu (inherited)

← Malay kepala (mention)

← Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ) (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (inherited)

→ Indonesian hulu (inherited)

→ Malay penghulu (affix)

→ Tagalog ulo (cognate)

→ Chinese 首 (cognate)