Where does “alu” come from?

alu (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

alu (Javanese): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “alu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesehaluclub
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu
3Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəluEvery word from Old Javanese halu
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