Where does “alasaʼ” come from?

alasaʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *alas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

alasaʼ (Makasar): a forest; woods

Definitions

  1. a forest; woods

Ancestry of “alasaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*alas—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
3Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *alas →