Where does “*qahəlu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*qahəlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “*qahəlu

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu