Where does “*alu” come from?

*alu (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

Ancestry of “*alu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu
2Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle

Words derived from “*alu

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu