Where does “alu bulo” come from?

alu bulo (Makasar) comes from Makasar bulo, from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq, from Proto-Austronesian buluq — type of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp.

alu bulo (Makasar): a bamboo pestle

Definitions

  1. a bamboo pestle

Ancestry of “alu bulo”, step by step

alu bulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbulobamboo
2Proto-South Sulawesi*bulo—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuluqtype of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp
4Proto-Austronesianbuluqtype of slender bamboo; Schizostachyum spp

via Makasar alu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaralupestle; pounder a tool for pounding rice, etc., usually made of wood
2Proto-South Sulawesi*alu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
4Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buluq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buluq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bulo →