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Where does “halu” come from?

halu (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

halu (Proto-Malayic): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “halu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
2Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “halu”

  • alu
  • الو
  • alu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →