Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halu

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halu/

Noun

*halu

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: alu / الو
    • Indonesian: alu