Where does “tolor” come from?

tolor (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay telur, from Proto-Malayic *təlur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ — egg.

tolor (North Moluccan Malay): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “tolor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteluregg; roe; spawn; testicles; egg
2Proto-Malayic*təlur—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəluʀegg
4Proto-AustronesianqiCəluʀegg
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