Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halur

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 *qaluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaluʀ, from the root *-luʀ.

Noun

*halur

1. current; deep channel in the middle of a river

Descendants

• Malay: alur, alor
  • Indonesian: alur

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaluR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI