Where does “oloʼ” come from?

oloʼ (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

oloʼ (Makasar): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “oloʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
2Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm

Words derived from “oloʼ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →