Where does “alas sesar” come from?

alas sesar (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian alas, from Malay alas, from Javanese ꦲꦭꦱ꧀, from Kawi alas, from Proto-Malayic *halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

alas sesar (Indonesian): footwall

Definitions

  1. footwall

Ancestry of “alas sesar”, step by step

alas sesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianalasbase, foundation; layer, lining, covering; forest
2Malayalasbase, framework, layer, pad, foundation; base,...
3Javaneseꦲꦭꦱ꧀forest; fields outside a village
4Kawialas—
5Proto-Malayic*halas—
6Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods

via Indonesian sesar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansesarfault: a fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
2Malaysesar—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayic *halas →Every word from Kawi alas →