Where does “halir” come from?

halir (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan halir, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi halir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaliʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

Ancestry of “halir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhalir
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesihalir
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqaliʀAlternative form of *qaluʀ
4Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
5Proto-Austronesian-luʀ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀEvery word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaliʀ
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