Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/halas

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halas/

Noun

*halas

1. forest

Descendants

• East Barito
  • Malagasy: ala
• Old Javanese: alas
  • Javanese: ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)
    • → Indonesian: alas
  • → Balinese: ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas)
• Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Tetum: alas