Where does “alir” come from?

alir (Indonesian) comes from Malay alir, from Proto-Malayic halir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaliʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

alir (Indonesian): to flow; Alternative form of alur

Definitions

  1. to flow; Alternative form of alur

Ancestry of “alir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayalirAlternative form of alur; to flow
2Proto-MalayichalirAlternative form of *halur
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqaliʀAlternative form of *qaluʀ
4Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
5Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

Words derived from “alir”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaliʀ →
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