Where does “alu” come from?

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

alu (Indonesian): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “alu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalupestle
2Proto-Malayichalupestle
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
4Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “alu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayic halu →