Where does “alu” come from?

alu (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *alu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

alu (Makasar): pestle; pounder a tool for pounding rice, etc., usually made of wood

Definitions

  1. pestle; pounder a tool for pounding rice, etc., usually made of wood

Ancestry of “alu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*alu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
3Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “alu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *alu →