Where does “salog” come from?

salog (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian saluʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ.

salog (Waray-Waray): river; brook

Definitions

  1. river; brook

Ancestry of “salog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesiansaluʀAlternative form of *qaluʀ
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
4Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian -luʀ →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaluʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaluʀ →