Where does “àuleʼ” come from?

àuleʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar àu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

àuleʼ (Makasar): O; alas! an exclamation used when giving advice or calling out

Definitions

  1. O; alas! an exclamation used when giving advice or calling out

Ancestry of “àuleʼ”, step by step

àuleʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar àu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaràuan exclamation upon hearing something unpleasant; alas; oh
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Austronesianqabuash

via Makasar leʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarleʼ—

Words derived from “àuleʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Makasar àu →