Where does “alor” come from?
alor (Malay) comes from Malay alur, from Proto-Malayic *halur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.
alor (Malay): Obsolete spelling of alur; river
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of alur; river
Ancestry of “alor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | alur | to flow; river; plot |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *halur | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaluʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |
Words derived from “alor”