Where does “seru” come from?

seru (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *qasəruʔ, from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu — pestle.

seru (Taroko): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “seru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*qasəruʔpestle instrument used with a mortar to grind things
2Proto-AustronesianqaSəlupestle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaSəlu →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *qasəruʔ →
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