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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

  1. Obsolete spelling of alur; river

Ancestry of “alor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalurto flow; river; plot
2Proto-Malayic*halur—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaluʀ—
4Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
5Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—

Words derived from “alor”

  • Alor Setar
  • Alor Setar
  • Alor Star
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