Where does “alo” come from?
alo (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.
alo (Ilocano): pestle
Ancestry of “alo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qahəlu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qaSəlu | pestle |