Where does “allaʼ” come from?

allaʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt, from Proto-Austronesian *qələC.

allaʼ (Makasar): a gap; a cleft; a space between

Definitions

  1. a gap; a cleft; a space between

Ancestry of “allaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*əllət—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qələt—
3Proto-Austronesian*qələC—

Words derived from “allaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qələC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qələt →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *əllət →