Where does “along” come from?

along (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ, from Old Javanese alun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun — a long rolling wave; a billow.

along (Indonesian): abundant catch of fishermen

Definitions

  1. abundant catch of fishermen

Ancestry of “along”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁbetter
2Old Javanesealunlong rolling wave; swell of the sea
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluna long rolling wave; a billow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun →Every word from Old Javanese alun →Every word from Javanese ꦲꦭꦺꦴꦁ →