Where does “eloroʼ” come from?

eloroʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *iluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ — river channel.

Ancestry of “eloroʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*iluʀ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iluʀriver
3Proto-Austronesian*iluʀriver channel
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iluʀ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *iluʀ →