Where does “allo” come from?

allo (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨlzo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

allo (Makasar): day a period of 24 hours

Definitions

  1. day a period of 24 hours

Ancestry of “allo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*ɨlzoday
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
3Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *ɨlzo →