Where does “*alas” come from?

*alas (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

Ancestry of “*alas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
2Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods

Words derived from “*alas”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Salas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas →