Where does “alu” come from?
alu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.
alu (Malay): pestle
Ancestry of “alu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | halu | pestle |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qahəlu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qaSəlu | pestle |