Where does “hulət” come from?

hulət (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi huləj, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

Ancestry of “hulət”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesihuləj—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
3Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi huləj →