Where does “alu” come from?

alu (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

alu (Iban): a pestle

Definitions

  1. a pestle

Ancestry of “alu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichalupestle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
3Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic halu →
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