Where does “*qaluʀ” come from?
*qaluʀ (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.
Ancestry of “*qaluʀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | qaluʀ | to flow |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | -luʀ | — |