Where does “alho” come from?

alho (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

alho (Cebuano): a pestle

Definitions

  1. a pestle

Ancestry of “alho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
2Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu →