Where does “alu” come from?

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

alu (Tetum): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “alu”, step by step

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