Where does “*təlur” come from?
*təlur (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qiCəluʀ.
Ancestry of “*təlur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qitəluʀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qiCəluʀ | — |