Where does “*quləj” come from?

*quləj (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

Ancestry of “*quləj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
2Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm

Words derived from “*quləj”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →
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