Where does “hlâo” come from?

hlâo (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *halɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

hlâo (Rade): pestle; pounder

Definitions

  1. pestle; pounder

Ancestry of “hlâo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*halɔwpestle
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qahəlu—
3Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu →Every word from Proto-Chamic *halɔw →