Where does “*qalo” come from?

*qalo (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw, from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw.

Ancestry of “*qalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləjawday
2Proto-Austronesian*qajaw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qajaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw →