Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qahəlu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Alternative forms

*laqəlu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔahəlu/, /qahəlu/

Noun

*qahəlu

pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Descendants

Western Malayo-Polynesian: *qahəlu / *laqəlu
- Borneo-Philippines
  - Philippine
    - Northern Philippine
      - Northern Luzon
        Ilocano: alo
- Sunda-Sulawesi
  - Malayo-Sumbawan
    - Malayo-Chamic
      - Malayic: *halu
        Malayan
        Malay: alu / الو‎
        Indonesian: alu

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