Where does “Alor Setar” come from?

Alor Setar (English) comes from Malay Alor Setar, from Malay alor, from Malay alur, from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

Ancestry of “Alor Setar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayAlor Setar—
2MalayalorObsolete spelling of alur; river
3Malayalurto flow; river; plot
4Proto-Malayic*halur—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaluʀ—
6Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
7Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ →