Where does “alun” come from?

alun (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun — a long rolling wave; a billow.

alun (Malay): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “alun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluna long rolling wave; a billow

Words derived from “alun”

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