Where does “sali” come from?

sali (Fijian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian saliʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

sali (Fijian): to flow

Definitions

  1. to flow

Ancestry of “sali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesiansaliʀAlternative form of *qaluʀ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
4Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaluʀ →