Where does “alun” come from?

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

alun (Indonesian): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “alun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalunwave
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluna long rolling wave; a billow

Words derived from “alun”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun →Every word from Malay alun →
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