Where does “iloroʼ” come from?

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

iloroʼ (Makasar): saliva; moisture in the mouth

Definitions

  1. saliva; moisture in the mouth

Ancestry of “iloroʼ”, 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 →