Where does “alur” come from?

alur (Indonesian) comes from Malay alur, from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

alur (Indonesian): plot; to flow

Definitions

  1. plot; to flow

Ancestry of “alur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalurto flow; river; plot
2Proto-Malayic*halur
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaluʀ
4Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
5Proto-Austronesian-luʀ

Words derived from “alur

Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀEvery word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ
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