Where does “allasaʼ” come from?

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

allasaʼ (Makasar): descendant; offspring

Definitions

  1. descendant; offspring

Ancestry of “allasaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*alas—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
3Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods

Words derived from “allasaʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *alas →
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