Where does “Alor Setar” come from?
Alor Setar (Malay) comes from Malay alor, from Malay alur, from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.
Ancestry of “Alor Setar”, step by step
Alor Setar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay alor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | alor | Obsolete spelling of alur; river |
| 2 | Malay | alur | to flow; river; plot |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *halur | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaluʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |
via Malay setar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | setar | — |